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Polish bishop out of work? Nonsense (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rubbish

'nonsense' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'polish bishop out of work?' is the wordplay.
'polish' becomes 'rub' (polish meaning rub to make shiny).
'out of' is a deletion indicator.
'work?' becomes 'op' (abbreviation for opus).
'bishop' with 'op' taken away is 'bish'.
'rub'+'bish'='RUBBISH'

(Other definitions for rubbish that I've seen before include "Waste matter" , "Refuse, litter" , "Waste; very bad (colloq.)" , "Codswallop or trash" , "make a scathing comment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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