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Italian letters to read (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tuscan

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'italian' is the definition.
(someone from Tuscany in Italy)

'letters to read' is the wordplay.
'letters' becomes 'tu' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to read' becomes 'scan' (scanning is a kind of reading).
'tu'+'scan'='TUSCAN'

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(Other definitions for tuscan that I've seen before include "From a central Italian region" , "European" , "Person from Siena" , "Classical architecture" , "Standard Italian" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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