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Cleans US city less than Sweden (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

launders

'cleans' is the definition.
(laundering is a kind of cleaning)

'us city less than sweden' is the wordplay.
'us city' becomes 'LA' (Los Angeles).
'less than' becomes 'under' (eg under a certain number).
'sweden' becomes 's'.
'la'+'under'+'s'='LAUNDERS'

(Another definition for launders that I've seen is " Washes and irons".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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