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Essay had safaris turning out sparkling clean (2,5,2,1,5)

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as fresh as a daisy

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'sparkling clean' is the definition.
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'essay had safaris turning' is the wordplay.
'turning' is an anagram indicator.
'essay'+'had'+'safaris'='essayhadsafaris'
'essayhadsafaris' with letters rearranged gives 'AS FRESH AS A DAISY'.

'out' is the link.

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