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Ban Doctor Who at last (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

veto

'ban' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'doctor who at last' is the wordplay.
'doctor' becomes 'vet' (vet is a kind of doctor).
'at last' says to take the final letters.
The last letter of 'who' is 'o'.
'vet'+'o'='VETO'

(Other definitions for veto that I've seen before include "Refusal to assent" , "Vote that blocks a decision" , "Throw out" , "An overriding negative vote" , "Reject - ban" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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