The "A" in UAE (4)

I believe the answer is:

arab

'the a in uae' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for arab that I've seen before include "Semite" , "Fine horse breed" , "Person from the Middle East, say" , "race" , "Native of North Africa" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today and the Universal.

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