Emigres drop Asia in disarray (8)

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diaspora

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'emigres drop asia in disarray' is the definition.
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'drop asia in disarray' is the wordplay.
'in disarray' indicates an anagram.
'drop'+'asia'='dropasia'
'dropasia' with letters rearranged gives 'DIASPORA'.

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(Other definitions for diaspora that I've seen before include "people dispersing" , "Jews outside Israel" , "The dispersion of Jews throughout the world" , "people's movement" , "Scattering in exile" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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