Tin ore from the East (6)

I believe the answer is:

orient

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'east' is the definition.
(I know this)

'tin ore from' is the wordplay.
'tin ore' anagrams to 'ORIENT'.
Though, I am not clear how this is indicated.

'the' is the link.

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(Other definitions for orient that I've seen before include "London team" , "Align relative to compass points" , "Determine (one's position) with reference to another point" , "Align (relative to a specific direction)" , "Asia" .)

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

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