Chinese ultimately behind Oriental (7)

I believe the answer is:

eastern

(Other definitions for eastern that I've seen before include "Facing away from the west" , "Could be Chinese" , "Of the direction of the rising sun" , "towards daybreak?" , "See 11" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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