The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ALIEN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result ALIEN
- Fiction penned by an incomer
- Strange article about piece of fiction
- Foreign article about Remain
- Foreign article contains untruth
- Stranger beginning to nibble on a pork pie
- Pork pie eaten by AN Other
- Foreign article about position of golfer’s ball
- Strange story appearing in article
- Strange article masking untruth
- Deceit admitted by an outsider
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The straight part
We know that "Foreign" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case foreign = alien.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.
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What does ALIEN mean?
ALIEN noun- Any life form of extraterrestrial or extradimensional origin.
- A person, animal, plant, or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration.
- A foreigner residing in a country.
- One excluded from certain privileges; one alienated or estranged.
- To estrange; to alienate.
- To transfer the ownership of something.
- Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign.
- Very unfamiliar, strange, or removed.
- Pertaining to extraterrestrial life.