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Abandoned feud – arrest the cleaner (7,6)

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I believe the answer is:

feather duster

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'cleaner' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'abandoned feud arrest the' is the wordplay.
'abandoned' indicates anagramming the letters (the original order is abandoned).
'feud'+'arrest'+'the'='feudarrestthe'
'feudarrestthe' is an anagram of 'FEATHER-DUSTER'.

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(Other definitions for feather duster that I've seen before include "Soft cleaner" , "Light brush" , "Means of household cleaning" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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