Wash black article after another (5)
I believe the answer is:
bathe
'wash' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'black article after another' is the wordplay.
'black' becomes 'b' (as in pencil classifications).
'article' becomes 'the' (the definite article in English).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'another' becomes 'a' (this could be a standard abbreviation which I don't know about).
'the' put after 'a' is 'athe'.
'b'+'athe'='BATHE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bathe that I've seen before include "bit of swimming" , "Go swimming" , "spend time in the water" , "Wash, soak" , "Take dip in sea" .)