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der Putzteufel (-)  clean-freak, neat-freak; person obsessed with tidiness

Jeder zweite Deutsche bezeichnet sich als Putzteufel. (Umfrage)
One out of every two Germans calls himself/herself a neat-freak. (survey)

Related: die Putzfrau cleaning lady, putzen to clean; polish; wipe; plaster; der Teufel devil

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