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Drawing cleaner fuel (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

charcoal

'drawing' is the definition.
(charcoal is a kind of drawing)

'cleaner fuel' is the wordplay.
'cleaner' becomes 'char' (charwoman is a type of cleaner).
'fuel' becomes 'coal' (coal is a kind of fuel).
'char'+'coal'='CHARCOAL'

(Other definitions for charcoal that I've seen before include "Fuel made from burnt wood" , "Carbonised wood" , "It's used in drawing and barbecues" , "Black carbon from burnt wood" , "Black residue of burnt wood" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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