Asian freak unpacked foreign language? (9)

I believe the answer is:

afrikaans

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'language?' is the definition.
(Afrikaans is an example)

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(Other definitions for afrikaans that I've seen before include "Boer language" , "Tongue used in Africa" , "Dutch relative" , "Southern language derived from Dutch" .)

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

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