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Our brief to be welcomed by half a dozen native Americans (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sioux

'native americans' is the definition.
(the Sioux are a Native American people)

'our brief to be welcomed by half a dozen' is the wordplay.
'brief' means to remove the last letter (a shorter or briefer version of the word).
'to be welcomed by' indicates putting letters inside (letters welcomed inside).
'half a dozen' becomes 'six' (synonyms).
'our' with its last letter taken off is 'ou'.
'ou' going into 'six' is 'SIOUX'.

(Other definitions for sioux that I've seen before include "in Dakota" , "Native American people" , "Native Indian group" , "Native American from between Lake Michigan and the Rockies" , "Sitting Bull's people" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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