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Study on leave in Africa (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

congo

'in africa' is the definition.
(I know that Congo is part of Africa)

'study on leave' is the wordplay.
'study' becomes 'con' (con can mean to study).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'leave' becomes 'go' (to go is to depart or leave).
'con'+'go'='CONGO'

(Other definitions for congo that I've seen before include "Former name of Zaire" , "Central African region" , "Central African country" , "Africa country and river" , "former African nation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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