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Thus one African country identifies an inhabitant of another (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

somali

'an inhabitant of another' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'thus one african country' is the wordplay.
'thus' becomes 'so' (synonyms).
'one african country' becomes 'mali' (country in Africa).
'so'+'mali'='SOMALI'

'identifies' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for somali that I've seen before include "Eg, native of Mogadishu" , "African language" , "Native of East African state" , "East African national" , "1 [GCSE]" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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