Send abroad fabric -- tons leaving repeatedly (5)
I believe the answer is:
exile
'send' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form, I can't see how one could define the other.
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for exile that I've seen before include "Person expelled from home country" , "Ban to abroad" , "Expulsion from one's country" , "Person banished from the home country" , "Banish; expel" .)