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The Clue

Orlop cleaner (4 letter answer)

The Answer

SWAB

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Notes

The answer SWAB is seen frequently, appearing about once every 170 puzzles.

Related Clues

Mop
Sailor
Tar
Clean the deck
Clean an orlop
Clean the orlop
Clear the deck?
Cotton on a stick
Cotton stick
Culture transferer
Deck cleaner
Deck washer
Do the deck
Hit the deck?
Medical applicator
Mop the deck
Mop, as a deck
Mop or sponge
Nurse's item
Nurse's stick
Q-Tip
Q-Tip, for one
Sailor's mop
Seaborne lackey
Shipboard mop
Ship's mop
Tar's cleaner
Tar's mop
Use a mop
Do a sailor's job
Do a salt's job
Med lab specimen
Q-Tip, e.g.
Brush for cleaning a gun barrel
What tars do to decks

Definition

SWAB as a noun:

1. implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion
2. (swab, swob, mop) = cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors

SWAB as a verb:

1. (swab, swob) = wash with a swab or a mop; "swab the ship's decks"
2. (dab, swab, swob) = apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with paint"