The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MIGRATE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result MIGRATE
- Move abroad, developing ragtime
- One Greek taken in by friend, having to move abroad
- What one Greek moving into China does?
- Aircraft speed’s to move from one system to another
- Relocate speed of fighter?
- My! Tremendous sound as birds gather to do this
- Good speed following motorway journey
- I’m coming over to grind up sticks
- Plane on rail, get the drift?
- Noodling ragtime might make you move back and forth
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The straight part
We know that "move from one system to another" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case move from one system to another = migrate.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does MIGRATE mean?
MIGRATE verb- To relocate periodically from one region to another, usually according to the seasons.
- To change one's geographic pattern of habitation.
- To change habitations across a border; to move from one country or political region to another.
- To move slowly towards, usually in groups.
- : To move computer code or files from one computer or network to another.
- To induce customers to shift purchases from one set of a company's related products to another.