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Cleaning machine has house done (6)

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I believe the answer is:

hoover

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'cleaning machine' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'house done' is the wordplay.
'house' becomes 'ho' (abbreviation for house).
'done' becomes 'over' (both can mean finished).
'ho'+'over'='HOOVER'

'has' is the link.

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(Other definitions for hoover that I've seen before include "Clean with vacuum cleaner" , "US president in House throughout" , "J Edgar ...... was FBI boss." , "US president, 1929-33" , "Type of 5 down" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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