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People from terrible regimes? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

emigres

'people' is the definition.
(emigre is a kind of person)

'terrible regimes?' is the wordplay.
'terrible' is an anagram indicator.
'regimes' with letters rearranged gives 'EMIGRES'.

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for emigres that I've seen before include "People moving to another country" , "People who leave one country to settle in another" , "They may take flight" , "Those leaving their own country for political reasons" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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