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Breakdown out in Iran, unfortunately (9)

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I believe the answer is:

ruination

'breakdown' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'out in iran unfortunately' is the wordplay.
'unfortunately' is an anagram indicator.
'out'+'in'+'iran'='outiniran'
'outiniran' is an anagram of 'RUINATION'.

(Other definitions for ruination that I've seen before include "State of destruction" , "Utter destruction" , "A fruit; Chuck ---, rock 'n' roll singer" , "total disaster" , "Complete destruction or collapse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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