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Drain (away) (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leach

'drain away' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for leach that I've seen before include "Percolate - be removed by percolating liquid" , "Drain away through percolating liquid" , "Make liquid percolate through a solid" , "Filtrate" , "Make liquid percolate through soil" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, The New York Times and the Boston Globe.
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