The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word NEPALESE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result NEPALESE
- Brief requirement to fence off borders for some Asian folk
- Highlander born outside areas of settlement
- Asian born without boundaries
- Nine pale security guards from Asia
- Asian has fence going in two directions
- Asian person seen wandering across enclosure
- Plane trips going to see shifty foreigner
- People living at higher altitudes see plane circling
- English! Return and please reconstruct for our neighbours
- Asian seen dancing around wooden stake
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "from Asia" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case from asia = nepalese.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.