The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word LIBYAN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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B
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A
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More clues leading to the result LIBYAN
- Brad goes back to collect Times for North African
- African in old party, rather upstanding
- African seen in Bali by a Norwegian
- African introduced to Swahili by a nomad
- Travelling west, I left, with the assistance of an African
- Fifty times Scotsman’s hugged African
- One from Tripoli, perhaps concealed in Tripoli by a nun
- North African gets nil, by a fluke
- One from Tripoli, perhaps hidden in Tripoli by another
- African secure after revolution through hiding
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "One from Tripoli, perhaps" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one from tripoli, perhaps = libyan.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.