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Do away with — undergrowth (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scrub

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">do away with</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">undergrowth</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(scrub can mean undergrowth or vegetation)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for scrub that I've seen before include "Rub hard with a brush" , "Drop" , "Cancel (colloq)" , "Get rid of" , "Rub hard; brushwood" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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