The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PEELER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result PEELER
- Old policeman's vegetable knife
- Cop that gets under Jonathan’s skin
- Salesman returns carrying fish and device for removing skin
- Old copper that’s still used by cooks
- Old copper kitchen utensil
- Copper device in the kitchen
- Old copper useful in the kitchen
- Person catching fish he skins
- Old copper item found in kitchen
- Fish in a kitchen tool
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The straight part
We know that "device for removing skin" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case device for removing skin = peeler.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 PEELER mean?
PEELER noun- A police officer.
- One who peels.
- A device for peeling fruit or vegetables.
- Something to be peeled.
- Something that is peeling, about to peel, or prone to peeling.
- An ideal wave.
- A plant which impoverishes the soil by demanding high value nutrients and so requires the use of fertilizers.
- Someone who breaks horses.