Far-away city in Mali (8)

I believe the answer is:

timbuktu

(Other definitions for timbuktu that I've seen before include "Mali town (a remote place?)" , "Oh, go to - very remote town in Mali, Africa?" , "Town in nine ac fabled for its remoteness" , "Malian desert town" , "Colloquially, a distant place" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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