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Europeans excluded - they're quite different (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

poles apart

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'quite different' is the definition.
'poles apart' can be an answer for 'different' (thesaurus). I am unsure of the 'quite' bit.

'europeans excluded' is the wordplay.
'europeans' becomes 'Poles' (Pole is an example).
'excluded' becomes 'apart' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'poles'+'apart'='POLES APART'

'they're' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for poles apart that I've seen before include "Differing greatly" , "Incompatible" , "Goalposts are" , "Completely different" , "some Europeans?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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