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Accidentally air Stephen Fry show for Baghdad resident (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

iraqi

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'for baghdad resident' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'accidentally air stephen fry' is the wordplay.
'accidentally' indicates anagramming the letters (a chaotic or accidental ordering of the letters).
'stephen fry' becomes 'qi' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'air' is an anagram of 'ira'.
'ira'+'qi'='IRAQI'

'show' is the link.

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(Other definitions for iraqi that I've seen before include "Inhabitant of Baghdad?" , "Nationality of citizen of Baghdad" , "Sadaam, say" , "Eg, Baghdad native" , "Person from Baghdad?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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