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Hosing stain off is surprising (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

astonishing

'is surprising' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'hosing stain off' is the wordplay.
'off' indicates anagramming the letters.
'hosing'+'stain'='hosingstain'
'hosingstain' is an anagram of 'ASTONISHING'.

(Other definitions for astonishing that I've seen before include "Mind-boggling" , "Amazing" , "impressive" , "Greatly surprising" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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