The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DUSTPAN
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More clues leading to the result DUSTPAN
- What will help one stay clean in dodgy stand-up
- Requiring change, stand up for rubbish collector
- Stand-up comic that may be required to clean up
- Brown boxes thrown past waste collector
- Goes with brush to clean toilet
- Sand put around shovel
- Stand up, ordered to get cleaning utensil
- Rubbish Pat’s put in brown cleaning receptacle
- Collector of rubbish Dutch puns at work
- Rotten stand-up could be cleaner
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The straight part
We know that "shovel" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case shovel = dustpan.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DUSTPAN mean?
DUSTPAN noun- A flat scoop with a short handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom.