Degraded state of America, seen by one hunter from Africa (7)
I believe the answer is:
basenji
'africa' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for basenji that I've seen before include "Small hunting dog" , "Barkless dog" , "Breed of African hunting dog that rarely barks" , "Dog unable to bark" , "Smallish hunting dog" .)