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Long article about a provincial Greek (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

achaean

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

'long article about a' is the wordplay.
'long' becomes 'ache' ('ache' can be a synonym of 'long'**).
'article' becomes 'an' (indefinite article).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'ache'+'an'='achean'
'achean' placed around 'a' is 'ACHAEAN'.

(Other definitions for achaean that I've seen before include "Ancient Greek" , "about ancient Greeks" , "provincial Greek" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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