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Roughly remove dressing for bad cut (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abduct

'roughly remove' is the definition.
(remove with force ie roughly)

'dressing for bad cut' is the wordplay.
'dressing for' indicates an anagram (letters tidied up or dressed).
'bad'+'cut'='badcut'
'badcut' is an anagram of 'ABDUCT'.

(Other definitions for abduct that I've seen before include "Carry off illegally" , "Take (someone) illegally" , "Kidnap, make off with" , "Kidnap, carry person off by force" , "Remove by force" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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