Each cleaner finished inside, parched and gloomy (6)
I believe the answer is:
dreary
'gloomy' is the definition.
(I know that gloomy can be written as dreary)
'each cleaner finished inside parched' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'each' could be 'ea' (abbreviation) and 'ea' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'and' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dreary that I've seen before include "Dull and depressing" , "Overcast" , "Dismal, funeral" , "Gloomy and dismal" , "Dark" .)