The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 2 plus 8 letter word TABLE OF CONTENTS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
T
A
B
L
E
O
F
C
O
N
T
E
N
T
S
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Stuff that's in shower" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case stuff that's in shower = table of contents.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.