Pushes away (6)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">pushes away</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for repels that I've seen before include "Disgusts or drives away" , "Forces back" , "Drives away from lepers" , "Drives back or disgusts (6)" .)
(Another definition for alienates that I've seen is " Transfers ownership of".)