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Foreign film? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alien

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This could be a double definition.

'foreign' is the first definition.
('alien' can be a synonym of 'foreign')

'film?' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for alien that I've seen before include "Someone from outer space?" , "Being from another world" , "immigrant" , "Outlandish" , "Foreign (from outer space?)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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