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Big ape’s intro to Asian banker? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mekong

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'asian banker?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'big ape's intro' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'big ape' could be 'kong' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'kong' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'me' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for mekong that I've seen before include "Asian banker" , "Asian river, flows into South China Sea" , "River of southeast Asia" , "River flowing from Tibet to the South China Sea" , "The river flows through a large delta in Vietnam" .)

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