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We have, due to trouble, to get rid of (4,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

weed out

'get rid of' is the definition.
(weeding out is a kind of getting rid of)

'we have due to trouble' is the wordplay.
'have' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'trouble' is an anagram indicator.
'due'+'to'='dueto'
'dueto' with letters rearranged gives 'edout'.
'we'+'edout'='WEED OUT'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for weed out that I've seen before include "Identify and get rid of" , "Remove unwanted elements" , "Eliminate" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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