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Cadge from cleaner (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sponge

This clue is a double definition.

'cadge' is the first definition.
(synonyms)

'cleaner' is the second definition.

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for sponge that I've seen before include "Porous mass of fibres found in the ocean" , "clean with damp cloth" , "that lives in the sea" , "Porous mass in oceans" , "Madeira, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Telegraph.
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