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Give a whipping to a bad English citizen abroad (11)

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I believe the answer is:

bangladeshi

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'give a whipping' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how they can define each other.

'a bad english citizen abroad' is the wordplay.
'a bad english' can be anagrammed to 'BANGLADESHI'.
Though, I'm unsure how the anagram is indicated.

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for bangladeshi that I've seen before include "Native of Dhaka" , "From Dhaka, perhaps" , "Foreigner" , "from South Asian republic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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