Rubbish our dustmen cleared (10)

I believe the answer is:

surmounted

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'cleared' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with motion as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'rubbish our dustmen' is the wordplay.
'rubbish' indicates anagramming the letters (a poor quality or rubbish spelling of the letters).
'our'+'dustmen'='ourdustmen'
'ourdustmen' with letters rearranged gives 'SURMOUNTED'.

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(Another definition for surmounted that I've seen is " Overcame (an obstacle)".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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