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Deans turned out to be Europeans (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

danes

'to be europeans' is the definition.
(Danish people)

'deans turned' is the wordplay.
'turned' indicates anagramming the letters.
'deans' with letters rearranged gives 'DANES'.

'out' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for danes that I've seen before include "Vikings" , "people in Copenhagen" , "Sedan (anag.)" , "Natives of, eg, Copenhagen" , "More than one member of kingdom" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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