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Filter the air (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

strain

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'filter' is the first definition.
(I know that filter can be written as strain)

'the air' is the second definition.
('strain' can be a synonym of 'air')

(Other definitions for strain that I've seen before include "Injure (a muscle); distinct breed" , "In arts (anag)" , "Muscle injury, put liquid through sieve" , "Violent effort" , "Noted" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News, The Globe and Mail and The Irish Independent.
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