Got rid of a slow starter, possibly past it (4)
I believe the answer is:
sold
'got rid of' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with ownership as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'a slow starter possibly past it' is the wordplay.
'a slow starter possibly' becomes 's' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'past it' becomes 'old' (past it can informally mean old).
's'+'old'='SOLD'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sold that I've seen before include "Disposed of for money" , "Retailed" , "Pushed" , "Exchanged for money" , "Traded" .)