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...curb a variant carried from Southern Germany (8)

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bavarian

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'curb a variant carried from southern germany' is the definition.
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'curb a variant carried from' is the wordplay.
'from' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'BAVARIAN' is hidden within 'curb a variant carried'.

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(Other definitions for bavarian that I've seen before include "from the Continent" , "Southern German" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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