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Strine is a natural style (10)

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I believe the answer is:

australian

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'strine' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'is a natural style' is the wordplay.
'style' indicates anagramming the letters (style can mean to shape or design).
'is'+'a'+'natural'='isanatural'
'isanatural' is an anagram of 'AUSTRALIAN'.

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(Other definitions for australian that I've seen before include "Antipodean" , "Sydney native" , "from Commonwealth" , "Person from down under" , "Cash, say" .)

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