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Orangemen lacking gene originating in Italy

Ross

I believe the answer is:

roman

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'orangemen lacking gene originating' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'in italy' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'in italy' could be 'roma' ('Roma' is part of 'italy') and 'roma' is located in the answer.
A single letter 'n' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for roman that I've seen before include "- Catholic; - candle" , "A novel" , "Countryman of Mark Antony" , "Of an Italian city" , "Plain upright print style" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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