Crossword Clue:

DEFLEA to rid of fleas

Answer	Crossword Clue
UKES	Instruments tuned to "My Dog Has Fleas"
UKE	It's tuned to "My dog has fleas"
SLAG	Refuse to get rid of

PEST	One to get rid of
DELE	"Get rid of this," to proofreaders
WHITEELEPHANT	It's hard to get rid of
PESTS	They're hard to get rid of
BARNACLE	Person hard to get rid of.
LOSE	Get rid of, so to speak
TAKEROOT	Become hard to get rid of
GARAGESALE	Where to get rid of stuff?

BARNACLE	Person hard to get rid of: Colloq.
LAWNSALE	One way to get rid of things
LEECH	It's hard to get rid of one
DELE	"Get rid of it," to a proofreader
IRS	Alan Keyes wants to get rid of it
FLABBURNERS	Chemists' devices to get rid of love handles?
PESTS	They may be hard to get rid of
ERASABLE	Easy to get rid of, as pencil marks

REOIL	Try again to get rid of those pesky squeaks
TOXINS	What juice cleanses are supposed to get rid of
SELLBLOCKS	"If you want to get rid of your old Legos ..."
LINT	You may use a roller to get rid of it
TECHIE	One who might use a mouse to get rid of a bug?
GABOR	Socialite who wrote "How to Catch a Man, How to Keep a Man, How to Get Rid of a Man"