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Copy this with a peg or two! (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

take down

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'copy' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with creating things as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

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(Another definition for take down that I've seen is " Humble - deflate".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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