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Old duets performed and removed (6)

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I believe the answer is:

ousted

'removed' is the definition.
(ousting is a kind of removing)

'old duets performed' is the wordplay.
'old' becomes 'o' (common abbreviation eg in OE for Old English).
'performed' is an anagram indicator.
'duets' anagrammed gives 'usted'.
'o'+'usted'='OUSTED'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for ousted that I've seen before include "Put forcibly out of office" , "Put or forced out of office" , "Drove or ejected from office" , "Put or thrust out" , "Driven out" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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