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I created a new Scotch (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eradicate

'scotch' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'i created a new' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates an anagram.
'i'+'created'+'a'='icreateda'
'icreateda' is an anagram of 'ERADICATE'.

(Other definitions for eradicate that I've seen before include "Dispose of" , "Excise" , "Kill" , "carry out a purge" , "Root out" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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