Device for destroying documents (8)
I believe the answer is:
shredder
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">device for destroying documents</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for shredder that I've seen before include "destroyer of sensitive material" , "Document destroyer" , "Machine for destroying sensitive documents" , "security equipment" , "Destroyer of documents" .)