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Bad habit cad used to clean up (4,4)

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I believe the answer is:

acid bath

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'to clean up' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'bad habit cad' is the wordplay.
'bad' indicates anagramming the letters.
'habit'+'cad'='habitcad'
'habitcad' anagrammed gives 'ACID BATH'.

'used' is the link.

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(Another definition for acid bath that I've seen is " What may be used by 5A [CHEMISTS]".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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