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Using force, get rid of nonsense over female deer, reportedly (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bulldoze

'using force get rid of' is the definition.
(as in bulldozing a building)

'nonsense over female deer reportedly' is the wordplay.
'nonsense' becomes 'bull' (I've seen this before).
'over' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'female deer' becomes 'does' (I've seen this in another clue).
'reportedly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'does' sounds like 'doze'.
'bull'+'doze'='BULLDOZE'

(Other definitions for bulldoze that I've seen before include "Demolish; ride roughshod over" , "Flatten with a large powerful tractor" , "Mechanically flatten" , "Force through (against all opposition)" , "Railroad" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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