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One's parents are late turning up for Chinese (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

orphan

'one's parents are late' is the definition.

'turning up for chinese' is the wordplay.
'turning up' is a reversal indicator.
'for' becomes 'pro' (I've seen this before).
'chinese' becomes 'han' (Chinese dynasty).
'pro' in reverse letter order is 'orp'.
'orp'+'han'='ORPHAN'

(Other definitions for orphan that I've seen before include "Child without parent" , "little Annie, maybe?" , "Child whose parents are dead" , "Oliver?" , "No harp (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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