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Sell one before hotel gets turned over (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

flog

'sell' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'one before hotel gets turned over' is the wordplay.
'one before hotel' becomes 'golf' (G before H in NATO phonetic alphabet).
'gets turned over' says the letters should be written backwards.
'golf' reversed gives 'FLOG'.

(Other definitions for flog that I've seen before include "Scourge, whip" , "Lash" , "Beat with whip or slangily sell" , "- - a dead horse" , "Exchange for money" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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