Middle-Easterner briefly laid up (5)

I believe the answer is:

omani

(Other definitions for omani that I've seen before include "one from the Middle East" , "One from Muscat" , "Someone from Muscat" , "From an Arabian country, capital Muscat" , "Gulf native" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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