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Fellow European, one from Odense, perhaps (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dane

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'one from odense perhaps' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'fellow european' is the wordplay.
'fellow' becomes 'dan' (man's name).
'european' becomes 'E' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'dan'+'e'='DANE'

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(Other definitions for dane that I've seen before include "One from Esbjerg" , "See 7 Down" , "Scandinavian" , "Hamlet -- as described by 12 [GLOOMY]" , "Native of Copenhagen, for instance" .)

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