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Mad Pat eying Pharaoh, for example (8)

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I believe the answer is:

egyptian

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'pharaoh for example' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'mad pat eying' is the wordplay.
'mad' indicates anagramming the letters.
'pat'+'eying'='pateying'
'pateying' anagrammed gives 'EGYPTIAN'.

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(Other definitions for egyptian that I've seen before include "Nationality of a Pharaoh" , "Arabic" , "Is Pat eying this son of Cairo, say?" , "Like twenty-two's [ANTONY] lover" , "North-east African" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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