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Asian plane, I suspect (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nepali

'asian' is the definition.
(Nepali is an example)

'plane i suspect' is the wordplay.
'suspect' is an anagram indicator.
'plane'+'i'='planei'
'planei' is an anagram of 'NEPALI'.

(Other definitions for nepali that I've seen before include "Native of a mountainous Hindu kingdom" , "Foreigner" , "Mountain-dweller" , "Native of one Himalayan state" , "Language of Kathmandu" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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