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Europeans munched nuts around square (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dutchmen

'europeans' is the definition.
(Dutchman is an example)

'munched nuts around square' is the wordplay.
'nuts' indicates anagramming the letters (nuts can mean crazy).
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'square' becomes 't' (a T-Square is a technical drawing instrument).
'munched' is an anagram of 'duchmen'.
'duchmen' going around 't' is 'DUTCHMEN'.

(Another definition for dutchmen that I've seen is " Nationality of male citizens of The Hague".)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).
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