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With which to clean top of orange juice cans (4)

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I believe the answer is:

soap

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'with which to clean' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'top of orange juice cans' is the wordplay.
'top of' suggests taking the first letters.
'juice' becomes 'sap' (juice from a plant).
'cans' indicates putting letters inside (to can could mean to contain).
The initial letter of 'orange' is 'o'.
'o' inserted within 'sap' is 'SOAP'.

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(Other definitions for soap that I've seen before include "TV programme - sudsy bar" , "Cleansing TV serial drama" , "Serialised drama" , "Cleaner - long-running TV show" , "Bath tablet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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