The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LATVIAN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result LATVIAN
- European fixer about to accommodate a set
- Verse in ancient language inspiring a native of Riga?
- Left flyer to entertain model European
- European’s valiant “Out!”
- A vital translation by North European
- Soviet grandmaster returned by way of northern Baltic
- Exceptionally valiant north European
- European, valiant invalid
- After reform, valiant citizen liberated from USSR
- Foolishly valiant, like a young lady of Riga
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "citizen liberated from USSR" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case citizen liberated from ussr = latvian.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.