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Secrete via worming gut (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eviscerate

'gut' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'secrete via worming' is the wordplay.
'worming' indicates an anagram (letters worm or wriggle around).
'secrete'+'via'='secretevia'
'secretevia' is an anagram of 'EVISCERATE'.

(Other definitions for eviscerate that I've seen before include "Disembowel" , "Remove essential parts" , "Draw" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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