The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DUSTER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result DUSTER
- Cleaning item rusted badly
- Dredger expected river to be full of stone
- Representative comes out of bin cleaner
- Expected to cover stone with right cloth
- Cleaning item badly rusted
- Before start of ritual saint must be clothed in proper cloth
- Troublesome detritus? Get rid of it with cloth
- Rag in a windstorm
- One might add fine powder; more often, one removes it
- Cleaner shifting detritus without it?
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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 = duster.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 DUSTER mean?
DUSTER noun- An object, now especially a cloth, used for dusting surfaces etc.
- Someone who dusts.
- A light, loose-fitting long coat.
- (paper-making) A revolving wire-cloth cylinder which removes the dust from rags, etc.
- (milling) A blowing-machine for separating the flour from the bran.
- (oil and gas) A dry drill hole, one that does not produce oil or gas.
- A vehicle-mounted, multi-barrelled, anti-aircraft gun.
- A sundress.
- A block of felt strips, shaped ergonomically, used to remove chalk from a blackboard.
- A high pitch toward the batter.