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Get up around noon and wash (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rinse

'wash' is the definition.
(rinse is a kind of wash)

'get up around noon' is the wordplay.
'get up' becomes 'rise' ('rise' can be a synonym of 'get up'**).
'around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'noon' becomes 'n'.
'rise' placed around 'n' is 'RINSE'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for rinse that I've seen before include "Hair colourant" , "Sluice" , "Wash off surface dirt" , "Hair tint" , "Use water to remove soap" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, The Times and The Guardian.
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