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Expel from Mediterranean island (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

excrete

'expel' is the definition.
(excreting is a kind of expelling)

'from mediterranean island' is the wordplay.
'from' becomes 'ex'.
'mediterranean island' becomes 'crete' (I've seen this before).
'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 Times.
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