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18 Across - "Cleaner to rebuke centre-back (6-7)". The answer is CARPET-SWEEPER. I go along with "Carp" for rebuke, but, not being a fan of team ball-games, the rest is lost on me. Please explain!

Carpet = rebuke
Franz Beckenbauer was a famous 'sweeper'

Indeed Tyke, and let's not forget Franco Baresi, one of the greatest sweepers to ever play the game.