Crossword Genius

Italian union facing examination (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tuscan

'italian' is the definition.
(I know that Tuscan is a type of italian)

'union facing examination' is the wordplay.
'union' becomes 'tu' (abbreviation for trade union).
'facing' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'examination' becomes 'scan' (scan is a kind of examination).
'tu'+'scan'='TUSCAN'

(Other definitions for tuscan that I've seen before include "Person from Siena" , "Relating to a region of Italy" , "Italian dialect spoken in Florence" , "Classical architecture" , "Standard Italian" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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