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Cadge from cleaner (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sponge

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'cadge' is the first definition.
(I know that cadge can be written as sponge)

'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 Telegraph and The Mirror.
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