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Arab statesmen rejected wrong answer by doctor (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

omanis

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'arab statesmen' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'rejected wrong answer by doctor' is the wordplay.
'rejected' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'wrong' becomes 'sin' (wrong can mean a sin or crime).
'answer' becomes 'a' (abbreviation eg in Q and A).
'by doctor' becomes 'mo' (medical officer. I am not sure about the 'by' bit.).
'sin'+'a'+'mo'='sinamo'
'sinamo' in reverse letter order is 'OMANIS'.

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(Another definition for omanis that I've seen is " Muscat natives".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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