The Clue
Prolonged separations (6 letter answer)
The Answer
EXILES
Tags
Notes
The answer EXILES is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Banishes
Members of a diaspora
Royals abroad, maybe
Some are political
National personae non gratae
Ones with homes away from home
Some former dictators, e.g.
Definition
EXILE as a noun:
1. (exile, expatriate) = voluntarily absent from home or country
2. (exile, deportee) = expelled from home or country by authority
3. (exile, deportation, expatriation, transportation) = the act of expelling a person from their native land; "men in exile dream of hope"; "his deportation to a penal colony"; "the expatriation of wealthy farmers"; "the sentence was one of transportation for life"
EXILE as a verb:
1. (expatriate, deport, exile) = expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions"