Chinese dialect (8)

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mandarin

'chinese dialect' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for mandarin that I've seen before include "Tongue" , "Reddish-orange, loose-skinned citrus fruit" , "High-ranking bureaucrat" , "Important government official" , "Top civil servant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune and the Universal.

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