The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word OUSTED
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More clues leading to the result OUSTED
- Expelled school inspectorate, making one change
- Fought, knocking out judge, getting expelled
- Brahms and Liszt used to put people out
- Got rid of love duets in performance
- Exposed, with intervention of Head of School, and expelled
- Oxford University’s young rebel once thrown out
- Got rid of old American Cruz?
- Put out due to criminal pinching lead from steeple
- School inspectors needing university for female getting expelled
- Exposed purchasing Sun and fired
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The straight part
We know that "Got rid of" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case got rid of = ousted.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does OUSTED mean?
OUSTED verb- To expel; to remove.