Old pollsters welcoming a NZ native (5)
I believe the answer is:
maori
'a nz native' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'old pollsters welcoming' is the wordplay.
'old' becomes 'a' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'pollsters' becomes 'mori' (market research company Ipsos MORI).
'welcoming' indicates putting letters inside.
'a' going into 'mori' is 'MAORI'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for maori that I've seen before include "Native of New Zealand and the Cook Islands" , "Native language of NZ" , "Let it stand" , "NZ Polynesian language" , "Native Kiwi" .)