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housecleaning
'housecleaning' - used as a noun
1. (figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions
more housecleaning is in store at other accounting firms
many employees were discharged in a general housecleaning by the new owners
2. the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house
efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time
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