Drive out the wild civet (5)
I believe the answer is:
evict
'drive out' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'wild civet' is the wordplay.
'wild' indicates anagramming the letters.
'civet' is an anagram of 'EVICT'.
'the' is the link.
(Other definitions for evict that I've seen before include "Force out of house for non-payment of rent" , "Turn out of home" , "Turf out" , "Cast out" , "remove from home" .)