Rub harshly (5)

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scrape

(Other definitions for scrape that I've seen before include "Use last remaining resource - . . . . . . the barrel" , "Recaps about predicament" , "Abrasion or mischievous escapade" , "Make clean or smooth by passing hard edge across" , "hole" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press.

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