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Reportedly draw a woman from Bangkok? (4)

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I believe the answer is:

thai

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'from bangkok?' is the definition.
(Bangkok is in Thailand)

'reportedly draw' is the wordplay.
'reportedly' shows a homophone (sound like).
'draw' becomes 'tie' (synonyms).
'tie' is a homophone of 'THAI'.

'a woman' is the link.
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(Other definitions for thai that I've seen before include "Native of Southeast Asia" , "Citizen of the country once known as Siam" , "From Bangkok, for instance" , "Morte d'16author" , "Person from Bangkok?" .)

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