The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word STRAINER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result STRAINER
- Riddle involving Sunderland’s first coach
- Small shoe, holes in it
- Small shoe that's full of holes
- Reset plastic surrounding shower screen
- Filter surprisingly isn’t rare
- Riddle of spades found on coach
- Riddle of back-to-front shoes
- Small shoe, one full of holes
- Kitchen utensil, surprisingly, isn’t rare
- Shoes back to front, one full of holes
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What does STRAINER mean?
STRAINER noun- A device through which a liquid is passed for purification, filtering or separation from solid matter; anything (including a screen or a cloth) used to strain a liquid.
- A perforated screen or openwork (usually at the end of a suction pipe of a pump), used to prevent solid bodies from mixing in a liquid stream or flowline.
- One who strains.