Iran expel ill-treated guide (9)
I believe the answer is:
explainer
'guide' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'iran expel ill-treated' is the wordplay.
'ill treated' indicates anagramming the letters.
'iran'+'expel'='iranexpel'
'iranexpel' with letters rearranged gives 'EXPLAINER'.
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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