I fled foreign land (4)

I believe the answer is:

iran

'foreign land' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'i fled' is the wordplay.
'fled' becomes 'ran' (I've seen this before).
'i'+'ran'='IRAN'

(Other definitions for iran that I've seen before include "Rain (anag) - country" , "Modern name for Persia" , "oil supplier" , "Middle Eastern country" , "Country to east of Iraq" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.

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