Clue: Old Asian man, not the Messiah, outside a court (8)
Answer: BACTRIAN
Explanation: Definition: Old Asian man

**BRIAN** ("not the Messiah") *outside* **A Ct.** (court)
 

 
*In *Monthy Python's Life of Brian*, Brian's mother famously declares, "He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"*
 

 
*Bactria was a part of Asia, which now forms part of Afghanistan.