Machine for destroying confidential documents (8)

I believe the answer is:

shredder

(Other definitions for shredder that I've seen before include "Paper-cutter" , "one destroys paper" , "destroyer of sensitive material" , "Destroyer of documents" , "Machine for destroying sensitive documents" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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