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Re: COVID variant - start social distancing?

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THE MISSING PIECE

Re: COVID variant - start social distancing?

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THE ANSWER

DIVORCE

The definition

Our definition here is 'start social distancing?' with the question mark implying some stretchiness.

The wordplay

Anagram

This clue's fodder is 'Re: COVID'. We'll use these letters to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).

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