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Great display that sees champ finally clean up (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pomp

'great display' is the definition.

'champ finally clean up' is the wordplay.
'finally' says to take the final letters.
'clean' becomes 'mop' (mopping is a kind of cleaning).
'up' says the letters should be written backwards (in down clue: letters go upwards).
The final letter of 'champ' is 'p'.
'p'+'mop'='pmop'
'pmop' reversed gives 'POMP'.

'that sees' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pomp that I've seen before include "Great show" , "Ceremonial elegance and splendour" , "Excessive ceremony" , "Ceremoniousness" , "Stately and splendid display" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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