US singer and actress, named after an African Empire (7)

I believe the answer is:

ashanti

(Other definitions for ashanti that I've seen before include "Ghanaians" , "Ghanaian people and language" , "encountered somewhere in Ghana" , "Ghanaian tribe" , "race" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.

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