Stir the wash (4)
I believe the answer is:
wake
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'stir' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)
'the wash' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)
(Other definitions for wake that I've seen before include "Vigil before (or party after) a funeral" , "(Irish) funeral party" , "Track left by ship" , "Vigil - wash" , "Emerge from sleep" .)