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Smart Asian reform helping people (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

samaritans

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'helping people' is the definition.
'Samaritans' can be an answer for 'people' (Samaritan is an example). I am unsure of the 'helping' bit.

'smart asian reform' is the wordplay.
'reform' indicates an anagram (letters in a new form).
'smart'+'asian'='smartasian'
'smartasian' with letters rearranged gives 'SAMARITANS'.

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(Other definitions for samaritans that I've seen before include "Voluntary organisation to counsel the desperate" , "telephone helpline" .)

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