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Asian warrior is carrying a weird article around (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

samurai

'asian warrior' is the definition.
(warrior from feudal Japan)

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for samurai that I've seen before include "Seven -, film directed by Kurosawa" , "Caste of Japanese warriors" , "military type" , "Former Japanese military caste member" , "Sudoku variant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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