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Offensive cleaner, say, turns up (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

charge

'offensive' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'cleaner say turns up' is the wordplay.
'cleaner' becomes 'char' (charwoman is a type of cleaner).
'say' becomes 'eg'.
'turns up' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'eg' in reverse letter order is 'ge'.
'char'+'ge'='CHARGE'

(Other definitions for charge that I've seen before include "15 - or required payment" , "Load - price" , "Accusation (in court)" , "Rush to exact payment?" , "How much" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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