What does the cryptic crossword clue "Forget it is either Edward or Kelly being a rat-catcher? (5,4)" mean?

The definition is "Forget it". The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). VERMIN (synonym="‘rat’-") in NED (synonym="‘either Edward or Kelly’; a familiar form of the name, and one such being the Australian outlaw Ned Kelly") = NEVERMIND; definition: "Forget it" The answer is NEVERMIND.

Forget it is either Edward or Kelly being a rat-catcher? (5,4)

Guardian Cryptic #29056 | 1 Across | 2023-04-28 flower

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