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Put up painting, say, for cleaning? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

housework

'for cleaning?' is the definition.
(cleaning a house)

'put up painting say' is the wordplay.
'put up' becomes 'house' (put up can mean to house or accommodate).
'painting say' becomes 'work' (painting is a kind of work).
'house'+'work'='HOUSEWORK'

(Another definition for housework that I've seen is " Domestic chores in workhouse".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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