Divert from French region (7)

I believe the answer is:

detract

'divert' is the definition.
(detracting is a kind of diverting)

'from french region' is the wordplay.
'from french' becomes 'de' ('from' in French).
'region' becomes 'tract' (both can mean a large piece of land).
'de'+'tract'='DETRACT'

(Other definitions for detract that I've seen before include "Take away a part of, lower in value" , "Derogate" , "Devaluate" , "Reduce value" , "Belittle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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