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Sets up TV station with top Umbrian lawyer - an old native of Italian region (8)

Ross

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etruscan

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'region' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for etruscan that I've seen before include "from part of old Italy" , "of an ancient civilization" , "Centaurs (anag) - from an ancient Italian country" , "Old Italian language" , "Pre-Roman Italian" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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