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See California not as a visitor to it (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

local

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'not as a visitor to it' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'see california' is the wordplay.
'see' becomes 'lo' (archaic word meaning 'look!').
'california' becomes 'cal' (short for California).
'lo'+'cal'='LOCAL'

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(Other definitions for local that I've seen before include "In the vicinity" , "Of the particular neighbourhood" , "(Pub) of the district" , "Neighbourhood pub or resident" , "Confined to the home area" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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