Spring, League or numeral (4)

I believe the answer is:

arab

(Other definitions for arab that I've seen before include "Someone from the Middle East or North Africa, perhaps" , "race" , "Native of North Africa" , "Qatari or Omani, say" , "Semite" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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