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Unpolluted Incan lakesides (5)

Ross

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clean

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(Other definitions for clean that I've seen before include "Free from dirt; well defined" , "Honest" , "Quite" , "attentive to personal hygiene" , "thoroughly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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