Return to the country, the scene of the crime (9)

I believe the answer is:

extradite

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'return' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for extradite that I've seen before include "Hand over to a foreign government for trial" , "Hand over for trial to another government" , "Hand over (felon) to another country" , "Banish" , "Hand over for trial in another country" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Guardian.

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