People from Basra? (5)
I believe the answer is:
arabs
'people' is the definition.
The answer is an example.
'from basra?' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates an anagram (the anagram comes from the same letters).
'basra' with letters rearranged gives 'ARABS'.
(Other definitions for arabs that I've seen before include "They live mainly in the Middle East and North Africa" , "Semites" , "Semitic people in the Middle East and northern Africa" , "Graceful horses" , "Semitic people of the Middle East and North Africa" .)