Snake carrying a new disease in Africa (6)
I believe the answer is:
nagana
'snake' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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