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Clear off unruly campers (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scamper

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'clear off' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form, I don't see how one could define the other.

'unruly campers' is the wordplay.
'unruly' is an anagram indicator.
'campers' with letters rearranged gives 'SCAMPER'.

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(Other definitions for scamper that I've seen before include "Run around" , "Skip around" , "Run quickly and lightly" , "Scurry, scuttle" , "Run with quick light steps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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