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Clean out potty with iodine to prevent infection (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inoculate

'to prevent infection' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'clean out potty with iodine' is the wordplay.
'potty with' indicates an anagram.
'iodine' becomes 'I' (chemical symbol).
'clean'+'out'='cleanout'
'cleanout' with its letters mixed up with 'i' gives 'INOCULATE'.

(Other definitions for inoculate that I've seen before include "Treat with a vaccine or serum" , "to prevent infection" , "Introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of: immunise" , "Immunise, vaccinate" , "Inject against a disease" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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