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Out of the mouth appeared a tongue (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shona

'tongue' is the definition.
(a language of Zimbabwe)

I don't understand the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for shona that I've seen before include "Language of southern Africa" , "African language" , "Scotswoman'" , "foreign language" , "Member of a Bantu people living in Zimbabwe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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