The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 4 letter word STEAM IRON
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More clues leading to the result STEAM IRON
- Smoother, second eleven in front of club
- Smoother South Side club
- Main store could provide this household item
- Smoother southern group in front of club
- Special group with metal device for removing wrinkles
- Most are in ground? It’s used for evening out
- Second XI has one chap that’s good for an evening out
- Main store failing to provide household item
- Press follows second side for a pressing need
- Item that presses switch as on timer
Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "household item" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case household item = steam iron.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.