Sack idle tradesmen from Iran, perhaps (6,7)

I believe the answer is:

middle eastern

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'iran perhaps' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'sack idle tradesmen' is the wordplay.
'sack' indicates an anagram (sack can mean destroy or spoil).
'idle'+'tradesmen'='idletradesmen'
'idletradesmen' anagrammed gives 'MIDDLE EASTERN'.

'from' is the link.

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(Another definition for middle eastern that I've seen is " From an area stretching from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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