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Scrub Hard

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SCOUR which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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noun

• a place that is scoured (especially by running water)

verb

• examine minutely

• clean with hard rubbing

• rub hard or scrub

• rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

37%11 Named as scrub typhus due to its association with scrub vegetation
noun

• transmitted by larval mites and widespread in Asia

33%5 Wash hard
noun

• dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes

• the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

adjective satellite

• (of domestic animals) not selectively bred

verb

• clean with hard rubbing

• wash thoroughly

• postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

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The Guardian Quick20 Sep 2013 Down 19
New York Times20 Aug 2001 Down 47
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