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Not taking vile nag out (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leaving

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'not taking vile nag out' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'vile nag out' is the wordplay.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'vile'+'nag'='vilenag'
'vilenag' anagrammed gives 'LEAVING'.

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(Other definitions for leaving that I've seen before include "Bequeathing (in will)" , "Going away" , "Departure" , "Abandoning" , "Departing" .)

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