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Charlady after a bath? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cleaner

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'charlady' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a bath?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'a' could be 'an' and 'an' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'after' is the link.

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(Other definitions for cleaner that I've seen before include "Char; less dirty" , "Charwoman - vacuum" , "Charlady" , "Dirt remover" , "Less soiled" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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