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Create a vacancy possibly (5)

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I believe the answer is:

evict

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'create' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form, I can't see how one could define the other.

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(Other definitions for evict that I've seen before include "Force out of house for non-payment of rent" , "Expel (tenant)" , "Expel from residence" , "Remove from a residence" , "Drive from home" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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