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Belgians had turned Asian (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bangladeshi

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

'belgians had turned' is the wordplay.
'turned' is an anagram indicator.
'belgians'+'had'='belgianshad'
'belgianshad' with letters rearranged gives 'BANGLADESHI'.

(Other definitions for bangladeshi that I've seen before include "From Dhaka, perhaps" , "Native of Dhaka" , "from South Asian republic" , "Foreigner" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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