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So, an African country, a country in Africa (7)

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I believe the answer is:

somalia

'country in africa' is the definition.
(African nation)

'so an african country a' is the wordplay.
'an african country' becomes 'mali' (country in Africa).
'so'+'mali'+'a'='SOMALIA'

(Other definitions for somalia that I've seen before include "E. African state" , "East African country" , "Eastern African state" , "Mogadishu its capital" , "Country of East Africa" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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