Mutilate in clothes-wringer (6)

I believe the answer is:

mangle

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'mutilate' is the definition.
(I know that mutilate can be written as mangle)

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for mangle that I've seen before include "Old device for wringing clothes" , "Squeeze" , "rolling-press" , "Old clothes-wringer" , "Butcher" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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