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Girl and cleric having no right to withdraw (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

evacuate

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'withdraw' is the definition.
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'girl and cleric having no right' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'girl' could be 'eva' (girl's name) and 'eva' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for evacuate that I've seen before include "Leave unpopulated" , "Send to the country" , "In wartime, remove civilians from cities to safety of countryside" , "Move people from their homes" , "Send away form dangerous place as in wartime" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Telegraph.
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