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Axe a throwback, sort of? (7)

Ross

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abolish

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(Other definitions for abolish that I've seen before include "Destroy" , "Put an end to, formally" , "Cancel, annul" , "Do away with, rescind" , "Quash" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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