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Get rid of tea bag, going to pot filled by men the wrong way (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abrogate

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

'tea bag going to pot filled by men the wrong way' is the wordplay.
'going to pot' is an anagram indicator.
'filled by' indicates putting letters inside.
'men' becomes 'OR' (military abbreviation for other ranks).
'the wrong way' says the letters should be written backwards.
'or' backwards is 'ro'.
'tea'+'bag'='teabag'
'teabag' anagrammed gives 'abgate'.
'abgate' going around 'ro' is 'ABROGATE'.

(Other definitions for abrogate that I've seen before include "Formally cancel (an agreement)" , "Cancel or repeal, say a law" , "Annul - to a barge (anag)" , "stop" , "Annul or revoke" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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