Clean up
Clean up verb - To make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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When he survived, he was inspired to not only clean up his act (he now only smokes marijuana), but to remove himself from the public spotlight completely.
Source: Music / Vanilla Ice - This has a further practical aspect in that the cleaning equipment helps remove bodies, blood and otherwise clean up the aftermath of killings.
Source: Covert Group with Mundane Front - So if he or she couldn't clean up the mess, the ones the traitor works for would consider him or her a liability and remove the traitor from play.
Source: Literature / Turn Coat
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