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Foul place to clear (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

putrid

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

'place to clear' is the wordplay.
'place' becomes 'put' ('put' can be a synonym of 'place'**).
'to clear' becomes 'rid' ('rid' can be a synonym of 'clear').
'put'+'rid'='PUTRID'

(Other definitions for putrid that I've seen before include "Really rotten and foul-smelling" , "Decaying, really rotten" , "Decaying, rotting" , "Bad smelling, rotting" , "contaminated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Telegraph.
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