One might be cleansed with a strip (4)

I believe the answer is:

pore

(Other definitions for pore that I've seen before include "Minute passage in skin" , "Minute opening in the skin" , "Rope around the skin-opening" , "Sweat-gland opening" , "Sweat gland" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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