Reported connections to people from Bangkok (5)
I believe the answer is:
thais
'people from bangkok' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for thais that I've seen before include "Asians" , "Natives of former Siam" , "Opera" , "Siamese people" , "orientals" .)