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Cleaner left sand outside (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bleach

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

'left sand outside' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'sand' becomes 'beach' (sand can refer to a sandy beach).
'outside' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'l' going within 'beach' is 'BLEACH'.

(Other definitions for bleach that I've seen before include "Whitening agent" , "Whiten by sunlight or chemicals" , "Stuff that whitens, hair or cloth" , "Clean" , "Whitening chemical" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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