Cleaner searching home (8,3)

I believe the answer is:

scouring pad

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'cleaner' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'searching home' is the wordplay.
'searching' becomes 'scouring' (scouring is a kind of searching).
'home' becomes 'pad' (pad can mean a person's home).
'scouring'+'pad'='SCOURING PAD'

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I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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