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English eleven the French send away (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

exile

'send away' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'english eleven the french' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'eleven' becomes 'xi' (roman numeral).
'the french' becomes 'le'.
'e'+'xi'+'le'='EXILE'

(Other definitions for exile that I've seen before include "Person expelled from home country" , "Car journey" , "Drive away" , "Expel from home or country" , "He is forced to live in another country" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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