Cancel clean-up (5)

I believe the answer is:

scrub

I believe this is a double definition.

'cancel' is the first definition.
(scrub can mean to cancel or erase)

'clean-up' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

(Other definitions for scrub that I've seen before include "Powerful wash" , "Stunted growth" , "remove cosmetic" , "Rub hard; brushwood" , "insignificant type" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and the Sydney Morning Herald.

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