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Excellent network gets pass (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

excrete

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'pass' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for excrete that I've seen before include "Defecate" , "Expel (waste) from the body" , "Eliminate (from the body)" .)

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