He lost cat to tumble dryers (3,6)
I believe the answer is:
tea cloths
'dryers' is the definition.
(cloths for drying things)
'he lost cat to tumble' is the wordplay.
'to tumble' is an anagram indicator.
'he'+'lost'+'cat'='helostcat'
'helostcat' is an anagram of 'TEA-CLOTHS'.
I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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