Horrid filth finally removed (4)
I believe the answer is:
grim
'horrid' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for grim that I've seen before include "Dark, depressing" , "Forbidding harsh and unpleasant" , "looking black" , "Tight-lipped and foreboding" , "Stern, cruel" .)