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Search; scrub (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scour

I believe this is a double definition.

'search' is the first definition.
(I know that scour is a kind of search)

'scrub' is the second definition.
(I know that scrub can be written as scour)

(Other definitions for scour that I've seen before include "Clean abrasively" , "Comb" , "flush out" , "Clear out" , "Scrub hard" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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