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This writer gets in taxi — celebrity finally picked up (4,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

came by

'picked up' is the definition.
(to come by something is to acquire it)

'this writer gets in taxi celebrity finally' is the wordplay.
'this writer' becomes 'me' (the person who wrote the clues).
'gets in' is an insertion indicator.
'taxi' becomes 'cab' (synonyms).
'finally' says to take the final letters.
The final letter of 'celebrity' is 'y'.
'me' inserted inside 'cab' is 'cameb'.
'cameb'+'y'='CAME BY'

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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