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Raze building and tower (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tear down

'raze' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'building and tower' is the wordplay.
'building' indicates anagramming the letters.
'and'+'tower'='andtower'
'andtower' anagrammed gives 'TEAR DOWN'.

(Other definitions for tear down that I've seen before include "Level" , "Demolish" , "trash" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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