Quintessentially remote Mali city (8)

I believe the answer is:

timbuktu

(Other definitions for timbuktu that I've seen before include "Colloquially, a distant place" , "'City in Mali, once famous for its gold trade (8)'" , "Mali town (a remote place?)" , "remote location" , "Saharan town in Mali" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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