The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word UKRAINIAN
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More clues leading to the result UKRAINIAN
- Wet British weather initially irritating an East European
- Former Soviet sulks off-and-on about Gulf republic head dropping two places
- British weather starts to irritate absurdly nervy Slav
- In this country, Iranian is disguised as East European
- National from this country, artist in Paisley?
- European nation has wet weather, man!
- Bad weather over Britain visits Scotsman and Slav
- Language from punk regularly pelting Scotsman?
- Country forced Iranian subject
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