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Very different Europeans getting a role? (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

poles apart

'very different' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'europeans getting a role?' is the wordplay.
'europeans' becomes 'poles' (Pole is an example).
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'role?' becomes 'part' ('part' can be a synonym of 'role').
'poles'+'a'+'part'='POLES APART'

(Other definitions for poles apart that I've seen before include "far away from each other?" , "with widely differing views" , "widely separated" , "Unlikely to meet" , "Goalposts are" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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