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Remove from office holy books about America (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oust

'remove from office' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'holy books about america' is the wordplay.
'holy books' becomes 'OT' (Old Testament).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'america' becomes 'US' (United States).
'ot' enclosing 'us' is 'OUST'.

(Other definitions for oust that I've seen before include "Send packing" , "Throw out" , "kick out" , "Force from office" , "Show the door to" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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