Cleaner, a bit down, gets coat (7,6)
I believe the answer is:
feather duster
'coat' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'cleaner a bit down' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'cleaner' could be 'duster' (dusting is a type of cleaning) and 'duster' is found within the answer.
'a' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'gets' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for feather duster that I've seen before include "Light brush" , "Means of household cleaning" , "Soft cleaner" .)