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Driers that close when spinning (3-6)

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I believe the answer is:

tea-cloths

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'driers' is the definition.
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'that close when spinning' is the wordplay.
'when spinning' indicates anagramming the letters.
'that'+'close'='thatclose'
'thatclose' with letters rearranged gives 'TEA-CLOTHS'.

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