The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word IRANIAN
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More clues leading to the result IRANIAN
- I published one article for The National
- One overcoming queen, an Islamic republican
- Upstanding character, queen an Asian native
- Setter fled with Iraqi’s last article from Tehran
- Language barrier eventually overcome by one Scotsman then another
- I dashed in to embrace a native of Western Asia
- Foreigner I arrested concealing article
- I managed to name one from 4 Down
- Middle Eastern deserter’s confession repeated? Resistance abandoned the second time
- Foreign national stood with Scotsman supporting independence originally
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Middle Eastern" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case middle eastern = iranian.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.