The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WIPER
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result WIPER
- Moving contact wrecked power wire
- Returning traveller, one with wet weather equipment
- Cloth salesman, one wife upset
- Cleaner more prudent after change of heart
- Women should have one for each type of blade
- Caribbean salesman backed car feature
- Why is petrol escaping rapidly in front part of car?
- Women have one for each type of blade
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What does WIPER mean?
WIPER noun- Someone who wipes.
- Something, such as a towel, that is used for wiping.
- Something, such as a windscreen wiper, that is designed for wiping.
- A movable electric contact in some devices.
- A junior role in the engine room of a ship, someone who wipes down machinery and generally keeps it clean.