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Means of removing liquid from crushed gardenia (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drainage

'means of removing liquid' is the definition.
(process of draining)

'crushed gardenia' is the wordplay.
'crushed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'gardenia' with letters rearranged gives 'DRAINAGE'.

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for drainage that I've seen before include "System for removing liquid" , "Disposal of waste water" , "Removal of waste water" , "Means of removing water" , "Evacuation -- gardenia (anag)" .)

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