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spick and span

 adjective
     
spick and span , spic and span [not before noun] informal
a room, house etc that is spick and span is completely clean and tidy
WORD FOCUS: clean WORD FOCUS: clean
very clean: spotless, pristine, immaculate, spick and span

➔ See also clean
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