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Report by young fellow: is he perhaps from S. Asia? (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bangladeshi

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'report by young fellow is he perhaps from s asia?' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'report by young fellow is he perhaps' is the wordplay.
'report' becomes 'bang' (report can mean a loud noise).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'young fellow' becomes 'lad' (lad can mean a young boy).
'perhaps' indicates an anagram.
'is'+'he'='ishe'
'ishe' with letters rearranged gives 'eshi'.
'bang'+'lad'+'eshi'='BANGLADESHI'

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(Other definitions for bangladeshi that I've seen before include "Foreigner" , "Native of Dhaka" , "from South Asian republic" , "From Dhaka, perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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