The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DEPOSE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result DEPOSE
- Sack belonging to French model
- Unseat rider astride second of horses entering river
- Overthrow leader in disgrace and rest, right away
- Topple record in bout
- Remove extremely disreputable model
- Oust awful despot, nearly last of type
- Balls is on the up, with attitude topple!
- Put down some medicine, record for swallowing
- Remove letter with a lot of correspondence enclosed
- Dismiss Parisian from law officer’s team, lacking heart
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The straight part
We know that "Oust" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case oust = depose.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 DEPOSE mean?
DEPOSE verb- To put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put away.
- To remove (a leader) from (high) office, without killing the incumbent.
- To give evidence or testimony, especially in response to interrogation during a deposition
- To interrogate and elicit testimony from during a deposition; typically done by a lawyer.
- To take or swear an oath.
- To testify; to bear witness; to claim; to assert; to affirm.