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Outcast from one-time French island (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

exile

'outcast' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'one-time french island' is the wordplay.
'one-time' becomes 'ex' (prefix meaning former or onetime).
'french island' becomes 'ile' ('island' in French).
'ex'+'ile'='EXILE'

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for exile that I've seen before include "One forced to live abroad" , "Expel from home or country" , "Person forced from country" , "Deportation" , "Banishment from home" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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