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Jump on Conservative, inclined to get seasonal work at home (6-8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spring-cleaning

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'seasonal work at home' is the definition.
(seasonal housework)

'jump on conservative inclined' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'jump' could be 'spring' (springing is a kind of jumping) and 'spring' is located in the answer.
'conservative' could be 'c' (UK political abbreviation) and 'c' is found within the answer.
'inclined' could be 'leaning' (similar in meaning) and 'leaning' is found within the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for spring-cleaning that I've seen before include "Seasonal domestic activity" , "Seasonal household activity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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