South American overlooking shortened green with the Italian flower (8)

I believe the answer is:

bolivian

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'south american' is the definition.
(Bolivian is an example)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for bolivian that I've seen before include "Eg, native of Sucre" , "one from La Paz?" , "Nationality of citizen of La Paz" , "from South American country" , "Eg, a native of La Paz" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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