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Rwandan expresses disapproval over India (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tutsi

'rwandan' is the definition.
(Tutsis are an African ethnic group)

'expresses disapproval over india' is the wordplay.
'expresses disapproval' becomes 'tuts' (tutting is a disapproving sound).
'over' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, some letters go over others).
'india' becomes 'i' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'tuts'+'i'='TUTSI'

(Other definitions for tutsi that I've seen before include "tribesman" , "Rwanda tribe member" , "Rwandan group" , "African tribe" , "Person from Burundi" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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