The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word EASTERNER
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result EASTERNER
- See errant drunk, one on US's Atlantic coast?
- Maybe Chinese festival involving English sailors
- Eg Asian editor initially more rigid about article
- Appreciation of music inspiring Irish author, someone from 8 down say?
- Hearing about Irish-born author that's oriental?
- Festival with loveless emperor who dwells in oriental region?
- For example, Georgian monarch welcoming a novelist from Ireland
- Asian trees are transported round Japan, finally
- Essentially fear more forbidding Asian
- HM hosts a novelist, a Georgian perhaps or . . . .
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The straight part
We know that "who dwells in oriental region" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case who dwells in oriental region = easterner.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.
What does EASTERNER mean?
EASTERNER noun- A native or inhabitant of the east of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as one of the eastern United States.