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Leave behind great trouble on holiday, for starters (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

outgrow

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'leave behind' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to change as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'great trouble on holiday for starters' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'great' could be 'gr' and 'gr' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for outgrow that I've seen before include "Develop faster or become taller than" , "Become too big for" , "Leave (something) behind as one matures" , "Get too big for" , "Develop beyond" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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