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Occasionally in Tehran, I meet someone from Bangkok (4)

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thai

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'someone from bangkok' is the definition.
(Bangkok is in Thailand)

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(Other definitions for thai that I've seen before include "Foreigner" , "eastern language" , "Asian tongue" , "Asian language" , "From Bangkok, for instance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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