Nomadic African certainly picked up African guitar (5)

I believe the answer is:

sanko

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'african guitar' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for sanko that I've seen before include "African musical instrument" , "African guitar" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.

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