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Outflow takes me back to a country (9)

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I believe the answer is:

emanation

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'outflow' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.

'me back to a country' is the wordplay.
'back' says the letters should be written backwards.
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'country' becomes 'nation' (synonyms).
'me' reversed gives 'em'.
'em'+'a'+'nation'='EMANATION'

'takes' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for emanation that I've seen before include "produce radioactive gas" , "Something given off" , "Something flowing out from a source" , "discharge" , "Issue" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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