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Got rid of a slow starter, possibly past it (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sold

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'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'

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(Other definitions for sold that I've seen before include "Disposed of for money" , "Retailed" , "Pushed" , "Exchanged for money" , "Traded" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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