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Teaching establishment getting rid of coach (9,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

finishing school

'teaching establishment' is the definition.
(school for upper-class girls)

'getting rid of coach' is the wordplay.
'getting rid of' becomes 'finishing' (both can mean killing).
'coach' becomes 'school' (both can mean to teach or train).
'finishing'+'school'='FINISHING-SCHOOL'

(Other definitions for finishing school that I've seen before include "breaking up?" , "that trains young ladies" , "Private college for girls" , "Educational establishment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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