Directed ICBM out to faraway place (9)

I believe the answer is:

timbuctoo

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'faraway place' is the definition.
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'directed icbm out to' is the wordplay.
'directed' is an anagram indicator.
'icbm'+'out'+'to'='icbmoutto'
'icbmoutto' anagrammed gives 'TIMBUCTOO'.

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(Another definition for timbuctoo that I've seen is " place for Africans".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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