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Northerner missing the cold, being in Perugia? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

umbrian

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'perugia?' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for umbrian that I've seen before include "From Perugia?" , "Italian" , "From a region of central Italy" , "Relating to part of Italy" , "Someone from Italy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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