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Sort of male turns into Irish guy (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ulsterman

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'irish guy' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'sort of male turns' is the wordplay.
'sort of' indicates anagramming the letters.
'male'+'turns'='maleturns'
'maleturns' is an anagram of 'ULSTERMAN'.

'into' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for ulsterman that I've seen before include "Provincial person" , "Down, maybe chap" , "One from the northern part of Ireland" , "Fellow from Northern Ireland" .)

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