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Bash in, perhaps, and drive away (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

banish

'drive away' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'bash in perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates anagramming the letters.
'bash'+'in'='bashin'
'bashin' is an anagram of 'BANISH'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for banish that I've seen before include "Send away (as punishment)" , "Send (someone) away" , "Condemn to exile" , "Drive away, maybe from country" , "Exile in ash-bin" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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