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Foreigner meets park-keeper on street (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stranger

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'foreigner' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'park-keeper on street' is the wordplay.
'park-keeper' becomes 'ranger' (I've seen this before).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'street' becomes 'st' (abbreviation).
'ranger' after 'st' is 'STRANGER'.

'meets' is the link.
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(Other definitions for stranger that I've seen before include "unfamiliar figure" , "Person in place or company to which he does not belong" , "Someone unfamiliar" , "Regrants oddly to person unknown" , "Non-acquaintance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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