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Norma's going out with old Italians (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

romans

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'old italians' is the definition.
'romans' can be an answer for 'italians' (Roman is an example). I am unsure of the 'old' bit.

'norma's going out' is the wordplay.
'going out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'normas' is an anagram of 'ROMANS'.

'with' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for romans that I've seen before include "Countrymen of Mark Antony" , "Classical Italians" , "Mark Antony's countrymen?" , "Inhabitants of Italy's capital" , "'Friends, . . . . . ., countrymen, lend me your ears' (Julius Caesar)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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