The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RWANDA
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result RWANDA
- Land also beset by unholy war
- Nation grew, say, every second?
- Something bewitching captured by painter in the country
- Country‘s official staff arrested by troops
- Country golf club admits women!
- Golfing body controlling wife’s place in Africa
- Country artist covering washed-out base of wood
- Artist holding stick in country
- Painter captures something magical in land
- Country golf club welcoming women, initially
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The straight part
We know that "place in Africa" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case place in africa = rwanda.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.