Republican? I would rave, perhaps, for removal (8)
I believe the answer is:
riddance
'for removal' is the definition.
(riddance is a kind of removal)
'republican? i would rave' is the wordplay.
'republican?' becomes 'r' (abbreviation).
'i would' becomes 'I'd'.
'rave' becomes 'dance' (raving is a type of dancing).
'r'+'id'+'dance'='RIDDANCE'
'perhaps' is the link.
(Other definitions for riddance that I've seen before include "Elimination" , "Removal (that's usually good)" , "Freedom" , "'Good . . . . . . . . to bad rubbish'" , "disposal" .)