The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BENGALI
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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N
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A
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I
More clues leading to the result BENGALI
- Asian girl in W African republic, briefly
- Boy and girl, one Asian
- Asian girl visiting W African state endlessly
- Asian holiday spot entertaining English may be Indian
- Asian island embracing English language
- Clay under mountain grand for Asian
- Variant of Belgian language
- Translation of Belgian language
- Asian girl in W African state briefly
- Translated Belgian language
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Indian" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case indian = bengali.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.