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Clean up quietly after an officer (3)

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I believe the answer is:

mop

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'clean up' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'quietly after an officer' is the wordplay.
'quietly' becomes 'p' (p for piano and quiet).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'an officer' becomes 'mo' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'p' put after 'mo' is 'MOP'.

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(Other definitions for mop that I've seen before include "Swab" , "Floor wiper" , "Wet cleaner" , "Floor cleaner" , "Tangle of hair" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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