In electrolysis of salt water, why Cl gives an electron in anode to form Cl but charges move from charged to uncharged body?

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In an electrolysis process The rod which is connected to the negative terminal is cathode and the rod which is connected to the positive terminal is anode. So we know that opposite charges approach each rod. Therefore the chlorine ions go to anode as it is the positive charged rod and chlorine ion is negative.
The charges move from charged body to uncharged body because it is the principle of the process. Moving of charged to uncharged body deposit pure form of elements to the depositing rod.

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My Answer

I know two things that electrons can be moved to:

Positively charged body

Negatively charged body (by forcing the electrons)

Neutral body

But book answer tell that body will only be Uncharged and according to me body can be charged or Uncharged.

Where I am going wrong?

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