Language spoken in Sri Lanka and south India (5)

I believe the answer is:

tamil

(Other definitions for tamil that I've seen before include "S. India/Sri Lankan person, tongue" , "South Indian people or language" , "One in race" , "Native of south India or Sri Lanka" , "Member of South Indian people" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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