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Gathers dust? (6,2)

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4

6,2

sweeps up

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'gathers' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to thinking as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'dust?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'dust?' could be 'sweep' (I've seen this before) and 'sweep' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'sup' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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