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Laity out abroad (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

italy

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'laity out abroad' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'laity out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'laity' is an anagram of 'ITALY'.

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(Other definitions for italy that I've seen before include "Original member of the European Economic Community" , "Country of southern Europe" , "It was the core of the Roman Empire" , "Land for strange laity" , "Problematical (informal)" .)

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