Prominent foreigner in the street (7)

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salient

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(Other definitions for salient that I've seen before include "defence work" , "Prominent, most noticeable" , "Outstanding - it's lean (anag)" , "Entails being most noticeable" , "Noteworthy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.

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