The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DISHRAG
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More clues leading to the result DISHRAG
- Cleaner is Henry dressed in women’s clothing
- Cross-dressing apparel’s kept somewhat drier
- Drier and somewhat boring experience that’s tedious
- Is Henry appearing in transvestite attire? Just a bit of cloth
- For men, female clothing’s kept somewhat cleaner
- Sexy type mostly teases one helping wash up
- Attractive girl heading student event? One may get into hot water
- Grid has dodgy wiper
- Piece of cloth unusually garish presented to duke
- Make a hole to accommodate the quiet artist with a kitchen aid
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The straight part
We know that "Cleaner" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cleaner = dishrag.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does DISHRAG mean?
DISHRAG noun- A piece of cloth used for washing dishes.
- An unclean person; used in similes.