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Native American from Ohio area soldier raised (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

arapaho

'native american' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'ohio area soldier raised' is the wordplay.
'ohio' becomes 'oh'.
'area' becomes 'a' (maths abbreviation).
'soldier' becomes 'para' (para is a kind of soldier**).
'raised' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'oh'+'a'+'para'='ohapara'
'ohapara' written backwards gives 'ARAPAHO'.

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for arapaho that I've seen before include "Brave" , "North American native" , "Indians" , "North American Indian" , "tribe member" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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