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City in African country's less than half-built (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

malibu

'city' is the definition.

'african country's less than half-built' is the wordplay.
'african country' becomes 'mali' (Mali is an example).
'less than half-built' becomes 'bu' (40% of 'built').
'mali'+'bu'='MALIBU'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for malibu that I've seen before include "Californian beach" , "Site of the Getty Villa museum" , "Californian surfing town" , "California beach" , "City in California" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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