Purge (3)
I believe the answer is:
rid
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">purge</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(as in ridding or purging somewhere of something)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for rid that I've seen before include "Free (person of affliction)" , "Free (someone of something unwanted)" , "Free, relieve" , "Clear, remove" , "Lose, shake off" .)