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clear (sth) up phrasal verb
1 MAKE TIDY MAINLY UK to make a place tidy by removing things from it or putting them where they should be
Dad was clearing up in the kitchen.

2 GET BETTER to make an illness better
Antibiotics will clear up the infection.

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