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Do a rough job of cleaning (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scour

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'do' is the definition.
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'a rough job of cleaning' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'scur' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for scour that I've seen before include "Clean by rubbing with an abrasive" , "Clean by hard rubbing" , "Scrub clean" , "flush out" , "Attack with brush" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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