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Scrub Charlie clean, possibly (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cancel

'scrub' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'charlie clean possibly' is the wordplay.
'charlie' becomes 'c' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'possibly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'clean' with letters rearranged gives 'ancel'.
'c'+'ancel'='CANCEL'

(Other definitions for cancel that I've seen before include "Discontinue" , "Go for an annulment" , "Call off (arranged event)" , "Declare null and void" , "Annul or rescind" .)

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