Landlocked West African country (4)
I believe the answer is:
mali
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">landlocked west african country</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for mali that I've seen before include "part of Africa" , "Land" , "Country of West Africa" , "African state's" , "W. African country" .)