Headbands wick it away (5)

I believe the answer is:

sweat

(Other definitions for sweat that I've seen before include "Toil" , "Salty fluid secreted by glands" , "Waste (anag.)" , "Trouble in Australia" , "(Of argument) intense" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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