Hasten alien off to place of exile (5,6)

I believe the answer is:

saint helena

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'place of exile' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'hasten alien off' is the wordplay.
'off' indicates an anagram.
'hasten'+'alien'='hastenalien'
'hastenalien' is an anagram of 'SAINT HELENA'.

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for saint helena that I've seen before include "British South Atlantic island" , "Where Napoleon died" , "place for Emperor" , "British S. Atlantic colony" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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