The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SAUDI
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result SAUDI
- Arab, retaining uranium, depressed leader in Iran
- Arab said to be upset about leader of ulema
- Second German car for Arab, perhaps
- South German car: one’s seen in Middle East
- Special car, one accustomed to hot, dry conditions?
- Small car belonging to monarchy
- Small car for Middle Easterner
- Arab in small car
- Arab gets Skoda’s first German car
- Sierra car belonging to a Middle-Easterner
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Arab" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case arab = saudi.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.