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Reveal wild deer have washed (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

showered

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'washed' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to bodily activities as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'reveal wild deer' is the wordplay.
'reveal' becomes 'show' (synonyms).
'wild' indicates an anagram.
'deer' is an anagram of 'ered'.
'show'+'ered'='SHOWERED'

'have' is the link.

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(Other definitions for showered that I've seen before include "Washed oneself in sprayed water" , "had a clean" , "Stood under a spray of water" .)

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