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Put off, finally having dye to wash away (7)

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I believe the answer is:

deterge

'to wash away' is the definition.
(as in detergent)

'put off finally having dye' is the wordplay.
'put off' becomes 'deter' (both can mean to discourage).
'finally' indicates one should take the final letters.
The final letters of 'having dye' are 'ge'.
'deter'+'ge'='DETERGE'

(Another definition for deterge that I've seen is " Cleanse".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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