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Chap with key – a renowned African leader (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mandela

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'renowned african leader' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'chap with key a' is the wordplay.
'chap' becomes 'man' (chap can mean a man).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'key' becomes 'del' (del key on a keyboard).
'man'+'del'+'a'='MANDELA'

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(Other definitions for mandela that I've seen before include "Nelson --, South African statesman" , "Former prisoner" , "Could be Nelson" , "Nelson lengthily detained" , "Nelson --, South African politician" .)

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