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Scoff when the lustre has gone (6,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

polish off

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'scoff' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form, I don't see how one could define the other.

'the lustre has gone' is the wordplay.
'the lustre has' becomes 'polish' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'gone' becomes 'off' (as in going off somewhere).
'polish'+'off'='POLISH OFF'

'when' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for polish off that I've seen before include "Eat up" , "Finish completely - kill deliberately" , "Dispose of" , "Use varnish remover to get this" , "Consume (something) quickly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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