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A fellow to hang out with who's Asian (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

afghan

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'who's asian' is the definition.
'afghan' can be an answer for 'asian' (Afghan is an example). I am not sure about the 'who's' bit.

'a fellow to hang out' is the wordplay.
'fellow' becomes 'f' (abbreviation - of a society etc.).
'to' says to put letters next to each other.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'hang' with letters rearranged gives 'ghan'.
'a'+'f'+'ghan'='AFGHAN'

'with' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for afghan that I've seen before include "knitted shawl" , "tongue" , "Tall, graceful hound with silky coat" , "language" , "from somewhere in central Asia" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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