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Republican? I would rave, perhaps, for removal (8)

Ross

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" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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