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Scratch (out) (3)

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I believe the answer is:

'scratch out' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for eke that I've seen before include "Make a living laboriously - a palindrome" , "addition to Scots" , "To -- something out is to make it go further" , "Make last longer" , "Make a laborious living" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times, The New York Times, the King Feature Syndicate and the Newsday.
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