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An Indian, oddly, appearing in opera (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aida

'opera' is the definition.
(Aida is an opera by Giuseppe Verdi)

'an indian oddly appearing' is the wordplay.
'oddly appearing' means one should take alternating letters (letters in odd-numbered positions).
'an'+'indian'='anindian'
The alternating letters of 'anindian' are 'AIDA'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for aida that I've seen before include "she dies entombed" , "Princess" , "work of grand proportions" , "Verdi's slave girl" , "Covent Garden production?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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