The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word KENYAN
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More clues leading to the result KENYAN
- Important to welcome leader in Nigeria, an African
- African hugged by drunken Yank
- Critical about Pole meeting an African
- Drunken Yank grabbing someone from Nairobi?
- African knowledge not returned
- Livingstone seen with any strange African
- African knights escort Irish singer
- African understanding jerk, not entirely
- Know about any transported from East Africa
- Understanding shown by any sort of African
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "African" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case african = kenyan.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.