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Get by out of uniform (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

buy

'get' is the definition.
(buying is a kind of getting)

'by out of uniform' is the wordplay.
'out of' indicates putting letters inside.
'uniform' becomes 'u' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'by' enclosing 'u' is 'BUY'.

(Other definitions for buy that I've seen before include "Procure" , "Purchase" , "Accept truth of (colloq.)" , "Get" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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