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Get rid of undesirable impulse under pressure (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

purge

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'get rid of' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'undesirable impulse under pressure' is the wordplay.
'undesirable impulse' becomes 'urge' (synonyms. I am not sure about the 'undesirable' bit.).
'under' says to put letters next to each other (below, in a down clue).
'pressure' becomes 'p' (abbreviation).
'urge' put after 'p' is 'PURGE'.

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(Other definitions for purge that I've seen before include "Elimination of "undesirables"" , "Remove impurities from" , "Cleanse of unwanted elements" , "Remove by cleansing" , "Purify, clear out" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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