Political exiles overturned regimes (7)
I believe the answer is:
emigres
'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'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(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" .)