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Rise and wash (5,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stand up

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'rise' is the first definition.
('stand up' can be a synonym of 'rise')

'wash' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for stand up that I've seen before include "funny kind of act" , "Remain valid" , "Sort of comic (to be counted?)" , "Survive examination" , "Kind of comedian" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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