Italian citizens coming from same line somehow (8)

I believe the answer is:

milanese

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

'same line somehow' is the wordplay.
'somehow' indicates an anagram.
'same'+'line'='sameline'
'sameline' anagrammed gives 'MILANESE'.

'citizens coming from' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for milanese that I've seen before include "From a N. Italian city" , "Native to one Italian city" , "Inhabitants of Italy's second city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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