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No wise man in Djibouti oddly (5)

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I believe the answer is:

idiot

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'no wise man' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'in djibouti oddly' is the wordplay.
'oddly' means one should take alternating letters (letters in odd-numbered positions).
'in'+'djibouti'='indjibouti'
The alternating letters of 'indjibouti' are 'IDIOT'.

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(Other definitions for idiot that I've seen before include "Simpleton" , "nutter" , "Ass, ninny" , "Ass, nincompoop" , "Imbecile" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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