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WWII ally using Asian language in court? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chindit

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'wwii ally' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'asian language in court?' is the wordplay.
'asian language' becomes 'Hindi' (one of the languages of India).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'court?' becomes 'ct' (abbreviation used in road names).
'hindi' inserted within 'ct' is 'CHINDIT'.

'using' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for chindit that I've seen before include "WW2 soldier" , "Old fighter in Burma" , "WW2 allied commando in Burma" , "Burmese fighter" .)

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