Tiger managed to eat European (6)

I believe the answer is:

german

'european' is the definition.
(German is an example)

'tiger managed to eat' is the wordplay.
'to eat' says the answer is hidden in the clue (I've seen 'eating' mean this).
'GERMAN' can be found hidden inside 'tiger managed'.

(Other definitions for german that I've seen before include "Nationality of citizen of Bonn" , "European language" , "Manger (anag.)" , "Hamburger, perhaps" , "Alsatian" .)

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

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