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Golf in Africa may be conditionally possible (10)

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I believe the answer is:

contingent

'conditionally possible' is the definition.
(possible if certain conditions are met)

'golf in africa may be' is the wordplay.
'golf' becomes 'g' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'africa may be' becomes 'continent' (Africa is a continent).
'g' inserted inside 'continent' is 'CONTINGENT'.

(Other definitions for contingent that I've seen before include "group of people" , "army unit" , "Quota of troops" , "team" , "not necessary" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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