Common laundry no-show (4)

I believe the answer is:

sock

(Other definitions for sock that I've seen before include "Foot garment" , "Woollen footwear" , "Strike, hose" , "Hit forcefully; footwear" , "Hit hard - footwear" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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