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Wife and I put pressure on Edward to get cleaned (5)

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I believe the answer is:

wiped

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'to get cleaned' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'wife and i put pressure on edward' is the wordplay.
'wife' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'put' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'pressure on' becomes 'p' (abbreviation. I am not sure about the 'on' bit.).
'edward' becomes 'Ed' (short for Edward).
'w'+'i'+'p'+'ed'='WIPED'

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(Other definitions for wiped that I've seen before include "Rubbed clean" , "Dried" , "To get cleaned" , "Was clearing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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