Clue: Top wise man's present in photo: Ivory Coast's borders breached in dubious triumph (7,7)
Answer: PYRRHIC VICTORY
Explanation: Definition: dubious triumph
"Top"/'behead' [m]**YRRH**="wise man's present" as in the biblical Magi, inside **PIC**="photo"; plus (Ivory c[oas]t)* with "breached" as anagram indicator