Cryptic crossword clue
Pulling out of excursion not beginning to involve top of purple jumper 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word UPROOTING

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What does UPROOTING mean?

UPROOTING verb
  1. To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate.
  2. (by extension) To remove from a familiar circumstance, especially suddenly and unwillingly.
  3. To destroy utterly; to eradicate, exterminate.
UPROOTING noun
  1. A tearing up.

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