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Like part of Africa, loves idiosyncrasy (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nilotic

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'like part' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'of africa loves idiosyncrasy' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is located in the answer.
'idiosyncrasy' could be 'tic' (someone's tics are their idiosyncrasies or habits) and 'tic' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'nil' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for nilotic that I've seen before include "Group of East African languages" , "tongue of Africans" , "of African people" , "In Africa such tongues" , "Of Africa's longest river" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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