Oscar sails around with a Native American tribe (7)

I believe the answer is:

ojibwas

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'oscar sails around with a native american tribe' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'oscar sails around with a' is the wordplay.
'oscar' becomes 'O' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'sails' becomes 'jibs' (jibbing is a kind of sailing).
'around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'with' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'w'+'a'='wa'
'jibs' placed around 'wa' is 'jibwas'.
'o'+'jibwas'='OJIBWAS'

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(Other definitions for ojibwas that I've seen before include "American folk" , "Native Americans from Michigan; jaws bio (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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