Old lover’s statement described second deportation? (2-6)
I believe the answer is:
re-export
'second deportation?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'old lover's statement described' is the wordplay.
'old lover' becomes 'ex' (I've seen this in other clues).
'statement' becomes 'report' (I've seen this before).
'described' means one lot of letters goes inside another (written on the outside).
'ex' inserted inside 'report' is 'RE-EXPORT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for re-export that I've seen before include "Send goods back overseas" , "Send (imported goods) abroad" .)