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Club that chap joined to go swimming (5)

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I believe the answer is:

bathe

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

'club that chap joined' is the wordplay.
'club' becomes 'bat' (I've seen this before).
'that chap' becomes 'he' (**).
'joined' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'bat'+'he'='BATHE'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for bathe that I've seen before include "Swim for pleasure, and clean oneself" , "Swim in sea" , "Wash, soak" , "Suffuse" , "Take a swim; envelop" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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