Kill it on the runway, slangily Crossword Clue

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(verb)
1. kill intentionally and with premeditation

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

KILL (verb)
1. mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
2. end or extinguish by forceful means
KILL (noun)
1. the act of terminating a life
2. the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal
RUNWAY (noun)
1. a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
2. a chute down which logs can slide

Hint 3: Anagram

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LAYS

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