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Get rid of toboggan after the flood? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deluge

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'the flood?' is the definition.
('deluge' can be a synonym of 'flood')

'get rid of toboggan after' is the wordplay.
'get rid of' becomes 'de' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'toboggan' becomes 'luge' (synonyms).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'de'+'luge'='DELUGE'

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(Other definitions for deluge that I've seen before include "A heavy fall of rain (6)" , "Severe flood" , "Inundation" , "Great flood" , "Torrential rain" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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