Crossword Genius

I clear up spilt rum (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

peculiar

'rum' is the definition.
(I know that rum can be written as peculiar)

'i clear up spilt' is the wordplay.
'spilt' indicates an anagram.
'i'+'clear'+'up'='iclearup'
'iclearup' anagrammed gives 'PECULIAR'.

(Other definitions for peculiar that I've seen before include "Strange, I clear up" , "Odd - individual" , "Characteristic" , "Belonging exclusively to, person or place" , "Strange, different from the norm" .)

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