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President detailed Tesla's rear-end washer (5)

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I believe the answer is:

bidet

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'washer' is the definition.
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'president detailed tesla's' is the wordplay.
'president' becomes 'biden' (Joe Biden).
'detailed' means to remove the last letter (the word must be end-less or 'de-tailed').
'tesla' becomes 'T' (scientific unit).
'biden' with its last letter taken away is 'bide'.
'bide'+'t'='BIDET'

'rear-end' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for bidet that I've seen before include "Bathroom fixture" , "bathroom cleaner" , "bathroom accessory" , "Debit (anag)" , "Bathroom item" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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