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Tory PM eats nothing in African country (8)

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I believe the answer is:

cameroon

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'african country' is the definition.
(country in Africa)

'tory pm eats nothing in' is the wordplay.
'tory' becomes 'con' (abbreviation for conservative).
'pm eats' becomes 'amer' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'nothing' becomes 'O' (looks like zero - 0).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'amer'+'o'='amero'
'con' going around 'amero' is 'CAMEROON'.

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(Other definitions for cameroon that I've seen before include "Moore can be found out west in Africa" , "Country bordering Nigeria" , "O no, cream turns in the African state" , "O no, cream turns in Africa" , "O no, cream turns in the African country" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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