Messenger from a strange land (5)

I believe the answer is:

angel

'messenger' is the definition.
(heavenly messenger)

'from a strange land' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates a hidden word.
'ANGEL' can be found hidden inside 'strange land'.

(Other definitions for angel that I've seen before include "One usually obliging" , "somewhere on the Northern Line" , "backer for rep" , "Investor for show" , "Messenger < is a nurse" .)

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

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