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Foreign settlement? (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

emigration

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'foreign settlement?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for emigration that I've seen before include "Departure from country" , "Act of leaving one's own country for good" , "Imagine rot (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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