Cryptic crossword clue
Leave the country and head off east, taking plane at speed 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word EMIGRATE

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What does EMIGRATE mean?

EMIGRATE verb
  1. To leave the country in which one lives, especially one's native country, in order to reside elsewhere.

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