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Arab lipread quip, missing odd bits (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

iraqi

'arab' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'lipread quip missing odd bits' is the wordplay.
'missing odd bits' means one should take alternating letters.
'lipread'+'quip'='lipreadquip'
The alternate letters of 'lipreadquip' are 'IRAQI'.

(Other definitions for iraqi that I've seen before include "Citizen of Baghdad, say" , "Native of Baghdad, perhaps" , "Native of Basra, perhaps" , "From Basra, possibly" , "Baghdadi, perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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