Fool pursues looker, hot washer-upper?
I believe the answer is:
dishcloth
'fool' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.
'pursues looker hot washer-upper?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'hot' is 'oth' which is within the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dishcloth that I've seen before include "washing-up helper?" , "piece of material" , "drying agent" , "washer-up" , "cleaner" .)