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European embarrassed after display gets washed (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

showered

'washed' is the definition.
(showering is a type of washing)

'european embarrassed after display' is the wordplay.
'european' becomes 'E' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'embarrassed' becomes 'red' (someone may blush or go red when embarrassed).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'display' becomes 'show' (synonyms).
'e'+'red'='ered'
'ered' after 'show' is 'SHOWERED'.

'gets' is the link.

(Other definitions for showered that I've seen before include "had a clean" , "Stood under a spray of water" , "Washed oneself in sprayed water" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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