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Wash mandarin seeds inside. (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rinse

'wash' is the definition.
(I know that rinse is a type of wash)

'mandarin seeds inside' is the wordplay.
'inside' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'RINSE' is hidden in the letters of 'mandarin seeds'.

(Other definitions for rinse that I've seen before include "blue one on top?" , "Wash - siren (anag)" , "Wash lightly without soap" , "Flush" , "Colour" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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