The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word AUSTRALIAN
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More clues leading to the result AUSTRALIAN
- Tips on apparel seen in one national or another.
- Cash, say, as a ritual exchanged with note
- One whose origins can be traced back to Darwin?
- European ringing call centre gets someone from another continent
- Gangster embraced by European — e.g. Ned Kelly
- He could use long strides
- Hailing from a southern region, cook is a natural!
- Opening of an American court case overlooking one Scotsman in Dundee, perhaps
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The straight part
We know that "someone from another continent" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case someone from another continent = australian.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.