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Indian Chartered Accountant goes to South American empire (4)

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inca

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(Other definitions for inca that I've seen before include "Pre-conquest Peruvian" , "Former emperor" , "Very old Peruvian (4)." , "Tongue" , "South American (historical)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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