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Ruse native maybe's done in lab with airgun (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bulgarian

'ruse native maybe's' is the definition.
(Ruse is a city in Bulgaria)

'done in lab with airgun' is the wordplay.
'done in' is an anagram indicator (done in can mean worn out).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'lab' after 'airgun' is 'airgunlab'.
'airgunlab' is an anagram of 'BULGARIAN'.

(Other definitions for bulgarian that I've seen before include "Native of Sofia" , "language" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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