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Surgically remove a table, somehow (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ablate

'surgically remove' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a table somehow' is the wordplay.
'somehow' is an anagram indicator.
'table' anagrammed gives 'blate'.
'a'+'blate'='ABLATE'

(Other definitions for ablate that I've seen before include "do surgical removal" , "Surgically remove organs" , "Remove an organ or bodily structure by surgery" , "Aircraft able to land on ice" , "Surgically remove an organ" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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