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 Clear the Court.Clear (the adjective) 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Clear the Decks.
 
Prepare for action by removing everything not required.   1
   Clear used adverbially means wholly, entirely, as, “He is gone clear away,” “Clear out of sight.”   2
 


 Clear the Court.Clear (the adjective) 

 
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