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Evacuate former spouse onto island (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

excrete

'evacuate' is the definition.

'former spouse onto island' is the wordplay.
'former spouse' becomes 'ex' (an ex-spouse).
'onto' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'island' becomes 'Crete' (Greek island).
'ex'+'crete'='EXCRETE'

(Other definitions for excrete that I've seen before include "Expel (waste) from the body" , "Defecate" , "Eliminate (from the body)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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