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Political exiles overturned regimes (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

emigres

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'political exiles' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'overturned regimes' is the wordplay.
'overturned' indicates an anagram.
'regimes' is an anagram of 'EMIGRES'.

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(Other definitions for emigres that I've seen before include "People moving to another country" , "They may take flight" , "People who leave one country to settle in another" , "Those leaving their own country for political reasons" .)

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