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Root out (9)

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eradicate

'root out' is the definition.
(root out can mean to eradicate or remove)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for eradicate that I've seen before include "Excise" , "Expunge" , "scratch" , "Destroy completely" , "Scotch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, the Sydney Morning Herald, the L.A. Times Daily and the L.A. Times Sunday.
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