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Definition of clean adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

clean

adverb
 
/kliːn/
 
/kliːn/
(informal)
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  1. used to emphasize that an action takes place completely
    • The thief got clean away.
    • I clean forgot about calling him.
    Word OriginOld English clǣne, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German klein ‘small’.
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