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Cause of Indigenous man's death in custody 'unknown'

A post-mortem will be conducted after an Indigenous man died at an Adelaide watch house overnight.

Police said the 47-year-old man, of no fixed address, was found unconscious in his cell at the Adelaide City watch house at 1:05am Tuesday.

Staff immediately commenced CPR until paramedics arrived but the man could not be revived.

"At this time the cause of death is unknown and a post-mortem will be conducted," a police statement read.

A report will be prepared for the coroner.

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