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A turn in Cream or Foreigner (8)

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I believe the answer is:

american

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'foreigner' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'a turn in cream' is the wordplay.
'turn' is an anagram indicator.
'in'+'cream'='incream'
'incream' is an anagram of 'merican'.
'a'+'merican'='AMERICAN'

'or' is the link.

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(Other definitions for american that I've seen before include "US citizen seen in camera" , "from Hollywood?" , "One from the States" , "New York native" , "he's over the pond" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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