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Live and perform for all to see amongst Arab people (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bedouin

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'amongst arab people' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'live and perform for all to' is the wordplay.
'live' becomes 'be' (synonyms).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'perform' becomes 'do' (both can mean complete an action).
'for all' becomes 'U' (Universal film certificate - suitable for all).
'to' becomes 'in' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'be'+'do'+'u'+'in'='BEDOUIN'

'see' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for bedouin that I've seen before include "I dub one (anag)" , "Wandering Arab of the Sahara" , "Nomad of Jordan, for example" , "Arab appears" , "travellers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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