Vacuum cleaner for an old American president (6)

I believe the answer is:

hoover

(Other definitions for hoover that I've seen before include "Former president of US and vacuum cleaner" , "J Edgar . . . . . . was FBI chief" , "US president, 1929-33" , "Type of 5 down" , "US president in House throughout" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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