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comes clean (about)
phrase
present tense third-person singular of come clean (about)
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to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
- As evidence piled up she was forced to come clean about her criminal activity.
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“Comes clean (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comes%20clean%20%28about%29. Accessed 16 Jan. 2022.
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