African despot (4)
I believe the answer is:
amin
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">african despot</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(Ugandan dictator Idi Amin)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for amin that I've seen before include "Brutal dictator" , "Dictator Idi --" , "'Last King of Scotland'" , "'Idi ..., former Ugandan ruler (4)'" , "Idi . . . . Once ruled Uganda tyrannically" .)