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Up to R for "rubbish" (3)

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I believe the answer is:

rot

'rubbish' is the definition.
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'up to r' is the wordplay.
'up' says the letters should be written in reverse (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'to'+'r'='tor'
'tor' reversed gives 'ROT'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for rot that I've seen before include "Decay in grotesque way" , "Paradise" , "Decompose; rubbish" , "bunk" , "Garbage" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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