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Clean the inlet (4)

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I believe the answer is:

wash

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This clue could be a double definition.

'clean' is the first definition.
(washing is a kind of cleaning)

'the inlet' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.

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(Other definitions for wash that I've seen before include "Clean oneself" , "Scrub" , "Clean; dilute coat" , "Laundry" , "shower" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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