Salient heart of a foreigner (5)

I believe the answer is:

alien

'a foreigner' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'salient heart' is the wordplay.
'heart' says to take the centre.
The centre of 'salient' is 'ALIEN'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for alien that I've seen before include "Otherworldly" , "exciting film based in space" , "Foreign - film directed by Ridley Scott" , "immigrant" , "of foreigners" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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