Native Australian (9)
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I believe the answer is:
aborigine
'native australian' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for aborigine that I've seen before include "Native Australian" , "I was in Oz first"" , "Old Australian" , "Oldest inhabitant" , "Early Australian" .)