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Deverbal from mop up.
mop-up (plural mop-ups)
- (informal, often attributive) An instance of mopping up; a cleaning or finishing off.
- Hypernyms: cleanup, clean-up
We need a mop-up on aisle 3. [store intercom announcement]
Another armored division was called in for the mop-up operation.