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Soak up (6)

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'soak up' is the definition.
(mopping is a kind of soaking up)

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(Other definitions for mop that I've seen before include "Shock of hair; soak (up)" , "Swab" , "It's used to wipe the floor" , "Cleaning implement" , "Floor wiper" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, the Sydney Morning Herald, the LA Times, the Newsday, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The New York Times, the King Feature Syndicate, the USA Today, The Independent, The Star Tribune and the Universal.
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