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Ties up folk from Morocco (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

moors

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'ties up' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'folk from morocco' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'from' could be 'o' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'o' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'mors' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for moors that I've seen before include "wild areas" , "Ties up (vessel)" , "Secures" , "Conquerors once" , "wild places" .)

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