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On application obtain perhaps licence to kill (4,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

take out

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'on application obtain perhaps licence' is the first definition.
(as in taking out a licence)

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

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for take out that I've seen before include "As gangster, kill" , "Extract; kill" , "kebab, perhaps" , "Kill (colloq.)" , "Remove; escort" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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