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Rat seen travelling from China, say (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eastern

'from china say' is the definition.
(China is in the east)

'rat seen travelling' is the wordplay.
'travelling' is an anagram indicator.
'rat'+'seen'='ratseen'
'ratseen' with letters rearranged gives 'EASTERN'.

(Other definitions for eastern that I've seen before include "See 11" , "Indian perhaps" , "in Beijing, possibly" , "Could be Chinese" , "Possibly Japanese" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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