New Zealander almost turning up for ramble (4)
I believe the answer is:
roam
'ramble' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'new zealander almost turning up' is the wordplay.
'new zealander' becomes 'Maori' (the Maori are indigenous people of New Zealand).
'almost' means to remove the last letter (most of the word but not all of it).
'turning up' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'maori' with its final letter removed is 'maor'.
'maor' in reverse letter order is 'ROAM'.
'for' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for roam that I've seen before include "Travel widely" , "Peregrinate" , "Rove or ramble" , "Travel aimlessly" , "Prowl" .)