Cleaner words a pope used (4,6)
I believe the answer is:
soap powder
'cleaner' is the definition.
(I know that soap powder is a type of soap)
'words a pope used' is the wordplay.
'used' indicates an anagram.
'words'+'a'+'pope'='wordsapope'
'wordsapope' with letters rearranged gives 'SOAP POWDER'.
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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