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Cut out; tax (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

excise

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'cut out' is the first definition.
(excise can mean to cut out or remove)

'tax' is the second definition.
(I know that excise is a more specific form of the action tax)

(Other definitions for excise that I've seen before include "Cut out; commodity tax" , "Duty; cut out" , "that wretches hatefully collect" , "Tax on certain goods and commodities" , "A tax to be cut out, perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Times.
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