Hostess died — he sadly washes up (4,3,6)
I believe the answer is:
does the dishes
'washes up' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.
'hostess died he sadly' is the wordplay.
'sadly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'hostess'+'died'+'he'='hostessdiedhe'
'hostessdiedhe' anagrammed gives 'DOES THE DISHES'.
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