The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word WASHTUB
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More clues leading to the result WASHTUB
- Cleaner with wooden thumb, oddly?
- Used to be hot but back then it got clothes clean
- Place for cleaning used to be focal point, given time inside
- Used to be head of humanities, but went back to be employed cleaning clothes
- Washington’s still upset about Hillary’s original facility for getting into hot water
- Cleaning clothes with this used to be hard, however spun
- Laundry machine is no longer central feature around third of kitchens
- No. 26 bus? Sadly, it lets in water!
- Basin backed up, but head of household noticed
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The straight part
We know that "Place for cleaning" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case place for cleaning = washtub.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.
What does WASHTUB mean?
WASHTUB noun- A tub used for washing clothes.