Degree of separation; get rid of (6)
I believe the answer is:
remove
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">degree of separation</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">get rid of</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for remove that I've seen before include "Take away; form in some schools" , "Take away or extract" , "Takeaway" , "Subtract" , "Eliminate" .)