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Isle of Man Tourist Trophy area overrun by Chinese people (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

manhattan

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'isle' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'man tourist trophy area overrun by chinese people' is the wordplay.
'tourist trophy' becomes 'tt' (this could be a standard abbreviation of which I'm unaware).
'area' becomes 'a' (maths abbreviation).
'overrun by' indicates putting letters inside (I've seen this in other clues).
'chinese people' becomes 'han' (Chinese dynasty).
'tt'+'a'='tta'
'tta' placed inside 'han' is 'hattan'.
'man'+'hattan'='MANHATTAN'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for manhattan that I've seen before include "Vermouth and whiskey, with a dash of bitters" , "area of New York City" , "Cocktail consisting of whisky, vermouth and bitters" , "Vermouth and whisky cocktail - New York borough" , "Cocktail of whiskey and sweet vermouth" .)

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