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Like a Scot, or possibly Japanese (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

asian

'possibly japanese' is the definition.
(I know that Japanese is a type of Asian)

'like a scot' is the wordplay.
'like' becomes 'as'.
'a scot' becomes 'ian' (Scottish given name).
'as'+'ian'='ASIAN'

'or' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for asian that I've seen before include "someone from abroad?" , "One from big continent" , "from way outside the UK" , "From large continent" , "Artistically florid" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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