The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word UPROOT
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result UPROOT
- Completely remove our pot that’s broken
- Remove reason for being inside out, maybe
- Eradicate, or put round about
- Weed wrenched out? In favour of digging in
- Remove posh jumper during exercise
- Forcibly remove guard for nothing in middle of duty
- Remove disorderly scout troop missing northerner
- Move out of bed, put on small jumper and start to tidy
- Forcibly remove cheerful batsman
- Eradicate overly posh accent
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The straight part
We know that "Eradicate" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case eradicate = uproot.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does UPROOT mean?
UPROOT verb- To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate.
- (by extension) To remove from a familiar circumstance, especially suddenly and unwillingly.
- To destroy utterly; to eradicate, exterminate.