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Get rid of ice, dear, formed at the inside (9)

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I believe the answer is:

eradicate

'get rid of' is the definition.
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'ice dear formed at the inside' is the wordplay.
'formed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'the inside' indicates putting letters inside.
'ice'+'dear'='icedear'
'icedear' with letters rearranged gives 'eradice'.
'eradice' enclosing 'at' is 'ERADICATE'.

(Other definitions for eradicate that I've seen before include "Exterminate, extinguish" , "Get rid of, remove all traces" , "Get rid of, eliminate entirely" , "Completely remove" , "Root out" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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