Village wherein an African leader could possibly lark about (5)

I believe the answer is:

kraal

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'village' is the definition.
(I know that kraal is a type of village)

'possibly lark about' is the wordplay.
'possibly' is an anagram indicator.
'about' becomes 'a' (abbreviation in Chambers).
'lark'+'a'='larka'
'larka' is an anagram of 'KRAAL'.

'wherein an african leader could' is the link.
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(Other definitions for kraal that I've seen before include "village community" , "Fenced settlement" , "village in Africa" , "African hut village" , "Pen" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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