Weed out (3)
'weed out' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for eliminate that I've seen before include "Do away with, remove" , "Exclude from further stage of competition" , "Get rid of, or exclude from further stage of game" , "Eradicate" , "Murder" .)
'weed out' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for rid that I've seen before include "Clear, remove" , "Lose, shake off" , "Free, relieve" , "Free, disencumber" , "Free (person of affliction)" .)