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Drain (away) (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leach

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">drain away</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for leach that I've seen before include "Percolate - be removed by percolating liquid" , "Drain away through percolating liquid" , "Make liquid percolate through a solid" , "Filtrate" , "Make liquid percolate through soil" .)

I've seen this clue in the Boston Globe, the King Feature Syndicate and the New York Times.
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