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Etonian pal mistaken for an Italian (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

neapolitan

'for an italian' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'etonian pal mistaken' is the wordplay.
'mistaken' indicates an anagram.
'etonian'+'pal'='etonianpal'
'etonianpal' anagrammed gives 'NEAPOLITAN'.

(Other definitions for neapolitan that I've seen before include "One coming from Campania" , "21 [ITALIAN]" , "chocolate" , "Three-coloured ice cream" , "Italian native" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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