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One expelled from Spain left, collected by river (8)

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I believe the answer is:

deportee

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'one expelled' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'spain left collected by river' is the wordplay.
'spain' becomes 'e' (abbreviation for Espana).
'left' becomes 'port' (left side of a ship - opposite of starboard).
'collected by' is an insertion indicator.
'river' becomes 'dee' (River Dee).
'e'+'port'='eport'
'eport' placed within 'dee' is 'DEPORTEE'.

'from' is the link.

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(Other definitions for deportee that I've seen before include "One sent home" , "One ejected" , "Exile" , "Expelled foreigner" , "Person sent back to land of origin" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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