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Removed soap from broken siren, on the day (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rinsed

'removed soap' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'broken siren on the day' is the wordplay.
'broken' indicates anagramming the letters.
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the day' becomes 'd' (abbreviation for day).
'siren' with letters rearranged gives 'rinse'.
'rinse'+'d'='RINSED'

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for rinsed that I've seen before include "Swilled" , "Washed out with fresh water" , "Got rid of soap" , "Washed out with clean water" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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