Landlocked nation in West Africa (5)

I believe the answer is:

niger

(Other definitions for niger that I've seen before include "Part of Africa" , "Landlocked W African republic" , "Country W. of Chad" , "one flowing through Mali" , "West African country, capital Niamey" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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