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Don't allow clutter in and stay well away from (4,5)

Ross

I think it could be either:

ever since

keep clear

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'well away from' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'don't allow clutter in and stay' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'allow' could be 'clear' (clearing is a kind of allowing) and 'clear' is located in the answer.
'stay' could be 'keep' (keeping is a kind of staying) and 'keep' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Another definition for keep clear that I've seen is " Avoid".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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