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Meekly assures wretched refugees (6,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

asylum seekers

'refugees' is the definition.
(refugees might be seeking asylum)

'meekly assures wretched' is the wordplay.
'wretched' is an anagram indicator.
'meekly'+'assures'='meeklyassures'
'meeklyassures' with letters rearranged gives 'ASYLUM-SEEKERS'.

(Other definitions for asylum seekers that I've seen before include "Refugees looking for a home" , "modern-day exiles" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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