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Everton's inverted wingers love stopping West Brom's innovative sweeper (3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

new broom

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'everton's inverted wingers love stopping west brom's' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'innovative sweeper' is the wordplay.
'innovative' becomes 'new' (I've seen this in another clue).
'sweeper' becomes 'broom' (a broom sweeps things up).
'new'+'broom'='NEW BROOM'

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(Other definitions for new broom that I've seen before include "expected to achieve a clean sweep" , "'A . . . . . . . . sweeps clean'" , "No veteran" , "Proverbial clean sweeper" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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