What does the cryptic crossword clue "Distant sign half obscured in Middle East language (5)" mean?

The definition is "language". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). FAR (synonym="Distant") + S (first_letter="sign") + I (first_letter="in") = FARSI; definition: "language" The answer is FARSI.

Distant sign half obscured in Middle East language (5)

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