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First person heard clean nonsense (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eyewash

'nonsense' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'first person heard clean' is the wordplay.
'first person' becomes 'I' (first-person pronoun).
'heard' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'clean' becomes 'wash' (washing is a kind of cleaning).
'i' sounds like 'eye'.
'eye'+'wash'='EYEWASH'

(Other definitions for eyewash that I've seen before include "Optic solution to relieve irritation - rubbish!" , "Nonsense; cleansing lotion" , "Insincere talk or optical lotion" , "Visual cleansing agent - nonsense" , "Pupils may benefit from this" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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