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Yes, it can be. But normally the adverb is cleanly. Colloquially, clean may be misused to mean "cleanly."

However, it can be used to mean "until clean" and is an adverb in these cases.

Examples:

"wipe the slate clean"

"scrub the floor clean"

"wash the dishes clean"

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