The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word LAV
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What does LAV mean?
LAV noun- An item of jewellery consisting of a pendant, sometimes with one stone, suspended from a necklace.
- A kind of microphone intended to clip onto the lapel at about the level of the pendant on a lavalier.
- A vessel or fixture for washing, particularly:
- Handwashing, particularly
- A liquid used in washing; a lotion; a wash; a rinse.
- A washroom: a room used for washing the face and hands.
- A room containing a toilet: a bathroom (US) or WC (UK).
- A plumbing fixture for urination and defecation: a toilet.
- A place to wash clothes: a laundry.
- A place where gold is panned.
- A paved room in a mortuary where corpses are kept under a shower of disinfecting fluid.