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Stick the forged notes inside for the foreigner (9)

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I believe the answer is:

cantonese

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'the foreigner' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.

'stick the forged notes inside' is the wordplay.
'stick' becomes 'cane' (cane is a kind of stick).
'the forged' indicates an anagram.
'inside' is an insertion indicator.
'notes' with letters rearranged gives 'tones'.
'cane' placed around 'tones' is 'CANTONESE'.

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for cantonese that I've seen before include "Chinese language" , "tongue" , "way to cook" , "such food?" , "Form of Chinese" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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