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Rub hard (5)

Ross

I think it could be either:

scrub

scour

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">rub hard</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for scrub that I've seen before include "Cancel (informal)" , "Rub hard to clean" , "Stunted growth" , "Get rid of" , "Cleanse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press and The Independent.
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