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Taking out women, Al Ward hit doctor (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

withdrawal

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'taking out' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'women al ward hit doctor' is the wordplay.
'women' becomes 'w'.
'doctor' is an anagram indicator.
'al'+'ward'+'hit'='alwardhit'
'alwardhit' is an anagram of 'ithdrawal'.
'w'+'ithdrawal'='WITHDRAWAL'

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(Other definitions for withdrawal that I've seen before include "Extraction" , "Departure" , "Retreat" , "Exit" , "Leaving" .)

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