Sweden accepted aliens, backing centre for those helping the distressed (10)
I believe the answer is:
samaritans
If this is the answer I cannot explain how the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for samaritans that I've seen before include "telephone helpline" , "Voluntary organisation to counsel the desperate" .)
I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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