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Abel seen running by those living in Tripoli? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lebanese

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'those living in tripoli?' is the definition.
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'abel seen running' is the wordplay.
'running' is an anagram indicator.
'abel'+'seen'='abelseen'
'abelseen' is an anagram of 'LEBANESE'.

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(Other definitions for lebanese that I've seen before include "People from the cedar country" , "Native of Beirut, say" , "Nationality of citizens of Beirut" , "One from Beirut, say" , "Middle Eastern" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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