Crossword Genius

Removes bearing after running to us (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ousts

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

'bearing after running to us' is the wordplay.
'bearing' becomes 's' ().
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'running' indicates an anagram (the letters run around to different places).
'to'+'us'='tous'
'tous' anagrammed gives 'oust'.
's' put after 'oust' is 'OUSTS'.

(Other definitions for ousts that I've seen before include "Forces out of position" , "Removes from office" , "Throws out" , "Drives out, ejects from office" , "Deposes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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