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For men, female clothing's kept somewhat cleaner (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dishrag

'cleaner' is the definition.
(something which cleans)

'for men female clothing's kept somewhat' is the wordplay.
'for men female clothing' becomes 'drag' (as in dressing in drag).
'kept' indicates putting letters inside.
'somewhat' becomes 'ish' (eg 'amateurish' means somewhat amateur).
'drag' enclosing 'ish' is 'DISHRAG'.

(Other definitions for dishrag that I've seen before include "Washing-up cloth" , "American tea towel" , "Cleaner" , "used to clean in kitchen" , "Wiper in the kitchen" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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