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Scandinavian to condescend to the audience (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dane

'scandinavian' is the definition.
(person from Denmark)

'condescend to the audience' is the wordplay.
'condescend' becomes 'deign' (synonyms).
'to the audience' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'deign' is a homophone of 'DANE'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for dane that I've seen before include "European in Aden" , "Eg, Hamlet" , "See 7 Down" , "Great - - , dog" , "Hamlet, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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