The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word EMIGRATED
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More clues leading to the result EMIGRATED
- Upped sticks in ground by unopened house
- Euro Fighter deserved to be moved overseas
- State seizing Grand Duke settled abroad
- Russian fighter in East, respected, went from country
- Moved abroad – good being in Dubai, for example, with daughter
- Former British firm getting irritated moved abroad
- Monthly payment government assessed and resettled
- Left country’s ground after abrupt send off
- Moved abroad - good being in Dubai, for example, with daughter
- European jet fighter valued for what 8 did
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The straight part
We know that "to be moved overseas" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case to be moved overseas = emigrated.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does EMIGRATED mean?
EMIGRATED verb- To leave the country in which one lives, especially one's native country, in order to reside elsewhere.