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Sees I am different nationality (7)

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I believe the answer is:

siamese

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'nationality' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.

'sees i am different' is the wordplay.
'different' indicates an anagram.
'sees'+'i'+'am'='seesiam'
'seesiam' with letters rearranged gives 'SIAMESE'.

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(Other definitions for siamese that I've seen before include "Cat - Thai?" , "Pugnacious aquarium species -- shagginess, if I'm thief (anag)" , "like a cat" , "Pale breed of cat" , "Cat with slanting blue eyes and pale fur with darker points" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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