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Run from the initial rubbish (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trot

'run' is the definition.
(trot is a kind of run)

'the initial rubbish' is the wordplay.
'initial' indicates taking the first letters.
'rubbish' becomes 'rot' (both can mean nonsense).
The initial letter of 'the' is 't'.
't'+'rot'='TROT'

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for trot that I've seen before include "Go or walk briskly" , "Follower of revolutionary" , "Moderate running pace" , "moderate movement" , "Fairly brisk pace" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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