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Tribesman put sash round (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ibo

'tribesman' is the definition.
(the Ibo or Igbo are a Nigerian people)

'sash round' is the wordplay.
'sash' becomes 'obi' (type of Japanese sash or belt).
'round' is a reversal indicator.
'obi' reversed gives 'IBO'.

'put' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ibo that I've seen before include "Language used by some Africans" , "Native of SE Nigeria" , "W African language" , "One of chief cultural languages of Nigeria" , "SE Nigerian language" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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