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Crossword clue for "PURGES"

PURGES: Removes political opponents; Clears of data, as a PC; Political house-cleanings; Common practices in totalitarian states.; Communists' means of quelling opposition.; Clears of guilt.; Cleanses; Rids; Mass dismissals; Rids (of); Removes impurities from; Gets rid of; Political ousters; Large-scale dismissals