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Lawyer gets eraser that's cleaner (8)

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I believe the answer is:

scrubber

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'that's cleaner' is the definition.
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'lawyer gets eraser' is the wordplay.
'lawyer' becomes 'sc' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'gets' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'eraser' becomes 'rubber eraser' (rubber eraser is a kind of eraser).
'sc'+'rubber'='SCRUBBER'

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(Other definitions for scrubber that I've seen before include "One cleaning up" , "Vigorous cleaner; device for purifying gases" , "filthy girl?" , "Wire brush, perhaps" , "One cancels" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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