The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word AFRICAN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result AFRICAN
- Congolese, say, are able to, at the end of a half-day
- Perhaps Egyptian’s day in a prison
- Continental‘s day in a prison
- Person one day goes to prison
- Moor, say, a vessel having day on board
- After a half-day, could say ‘Djiboutian’
- A devotee eating mostly staple food from Kenya?
- Maybe Ugandan affair’s first lover keeps almost fertile
- A supporter welcomes almost affluent continental
- Day in a US prison for person from continent
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "from Congo" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case from congo = african.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.