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… WASHER

This appliance partner often spins alongside its dryer counterpart and might be found in a laundry room duo. Think of the word that follows "top-loading" or "front-loading.

This clue is part of a two-part answer where 49-Down provides the first half of a common phrase. The full phrase is likely something like "WASHER and dryer," with "… WASHER" being the second part you fill in here. The ellipsis (…) signals that the start of the word comes from the other clue, so you’d combine both answers to complete the familiar household appliance pair.