Ejects crooked Tory from Verona (6)

I believe the answer is:

evicts

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'ejects' is the definition.
(evicting is a kind of ejecting)

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for evicts that I've seen before include "Puts out for non-payment of rent" , "Expels from a dwelling" , "Puts out of house as for non-payment" , "Forces out of a property" , "What the sheriff does when he asks you to leave home" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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