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Two banks managed by an Asian (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

iranian

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'asian' is the definition.
(I know that Iranian is a type of asian)

'two banks managed by an' is the wordplay.
'two' becomes 'II' (Roman numerals).
'banks' indicates putting letters inside (bank can mean to surround or border).
'managed by' becomes 'ran' (both can mean organised or was in charge of. I am not sure about the 'by' bit.).
'ii' placed around 'ran' is 'irani'.
'irani'+'an'='IRANIAN'

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(Other definitions for iranian that I've seen before include "From Tehran, perhaps?" , "One from Tehran, say" , "Nationality of citizen of Tehran" , "of Asian origin" , "Tehran native, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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