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Getting rid of silly mini tagline (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eliminating

'getting rid of' is the definition.
('eliminate' can be a synonym of 'get rid of')

'silly mini tagline' is the wordplay.
'silly' is an anagram indicator.
'mini'+'tagline'='minitagline'
'minitagline' with letters rearranged gives 'ELIMINATING'.

(Other definitions for eliminating that I've seen before include "Completely removing" , "Removing from contention" , "Getting rid of (something)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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