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Citizens of a republic in SW Asia have sail rise in error (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

israelis

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'citizens of a republic in sw asia' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'sail rise in error' is the wordplay.
'in error' indicates an anagram.
'sail'+'rise'='sailrise'
'sailrise' is an anagram of 'ISRAELIS'.

'have' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for israelis that I've seen before include "'They live in Tel Aviv, say (8)'" , "They might live in Tel Aviv, say" , "Nationality of citizens of Jerusalem" , "people from the Med?" , "Middle-Easterners?" .)

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