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Channel synonymous with The House Government-speak (6)

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I believe the answer is:

gutter

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'channel' is the definition.
(gutter is a kind of channel)

'government-speak' is the wordplay.
'government' becomes 'g'.
'speak' becomes 'utter' ('utter' can be a synonym of 'speak').
'g'+'utter'='GUTTER'

'synonymous with the house' is the link.
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(Other definitions for gutter that I've seen before include "Channel for carrying off water" , "piping?" , "Channel to carry away rainwater" , "Rain channel; (flame) start to die" , "Street channel for carrying off rainwater" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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