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Issue Oriental blend (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

emerge

'issue' is the definition.
(issue can mean to emerge or appear)

'oriental blend' is the wordplay.
'oriental' becomes 'e'.
'blend' becomes 'merge' (synonyms).
'e'+'merge'='EMERGE'

(Other definitions for emerge that I've seen before include "Become gradually apparent" , "Become known or apparent" , "Materialize" , "Come into view" , "Come into existence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Telegraph.
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