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Cleaned out, son displayed sorrow (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

swept

'cleaned out' is the definition.

'son displayed sorrow' is the wordplay.
'son' becomes 's'.
'displayed sorrow' becomes 'wept'.
's'+'wept'='SWEPT'

(Other definitions for swept that I've seen before include "what daily did" , "Quickly passed" , "Brushed up (dust)" , "Cleaned by brushing" , "Removed by brushing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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