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The note below says "To Wash" (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

launder

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'wash' is the definition.
(I know that wash can be written as launder)

'the note below' is the wordplay.
'the note' becomes 'la' (musical note as in do-re-mi).
'below' becomes 'under' (synonyms).
'la'+'under'='LAUNDER'

'says to' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for launder that I've seen before include "Make clean, clothing or money" , "Cleanse (material or money)" , "Perhaps decriminalise" , "Wash or cleanse, clothes or money" , "Convert illegal funds into legal ones" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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