Remove right cranes - fiendish manoeuvre (14)

I believe the answer is:

disenfranchise

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'remove right' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with social activities as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'cranes fiendish manoeuvre' is the wordplay.
'manoeuvre' indicates an anagram.
'cranes'+'fiendish'='cranesfiendish'
'cranesfiendish' with letters rearranged gives 'DISENFRANCHISE'.

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(Another definition for disenfranchise that I've seen is " Get right away from".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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