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Indian perhaps dumping a Welsh girl? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sian

'welsh girl?' is the definition.
(common Welsh name)

'indian perhaps dumping a' is the wordplay.
'indian perhaps' becomes 'Asian' (indian is a kind of Asian).
'dumping' is a deletion indicator.
'asian' with 'a' removed is 'SIAN'.

(Other definitions for sian that I've seen before include "woman in Cardiff" , "Welsh name" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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