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Embarrassing private matters taken to laundrette (5,5)

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dirty linen

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(Other definitions for dirty linen that I've seen before include "The intimate secrets" , "of a laundryman" , "personal problems (like the infamous dress?)" , "Better not wash this in public" , "laundry" .)

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