The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SWEPT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result SWEPT
- Cleaned up part of church gone round by pious sort
- In short autumn month wife did some cleaning
- Son cried and did some housework
- Time church benches must be lifted and brushed
- Cleaned out, son displayed sorrow
- Pence in Wild West got the brush?
- Women in clan did part of housework
- Searched son, greeted north of the border
- Wife in Australian spring-cleaning time cleaned with a broom
- Four points in a row brushed aside
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The straight part
We know that "got the brush?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case got the brush? = swept.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does SWEPT mean?
SWEPT verb- To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
- To move through a (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.
- To search (a place) methodically.
- To travel quickly.
- To play a sweep shot.
- To brush the ice in front of a moving stone, causing it to travel farther and to curl less.
- To move something in a long sweeping motion, as a broom.
- To win (a series) without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
- To defeat (a team) in a series without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
- To remove something abruptly and thoroughly.
- To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
- To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
- To strike with a long stroke.
- To row with one oar to either the port or starboard side.
- To draw or drag something over.
- To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation.
- (including) to vacuum a carpet or rug