Nearest orders coming from China, perhaps? (7)

I believe the answer is:

eastern

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'china perhaps?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'nearest orders' is the wordplay.
'orders' indicates an anagram.
'nearest' is an anagram of 'EASTERN'.

'coming from' is the link.

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(Other definitions for eastern that I've seen before include "Chinese', for example" , "Maybe Chinese" , "towards daybreak?" , "Asian" , "Nearest (anag) - oriental" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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