"neat as a new pin" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-neat as a new pin.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} neat as a new pin
  1. (simile, dated) Very clean or tidy Tags: dated Synonyms: clean as a hound's tooth, clean as a new penny, clean as a whistle, clean as a new pin, neat as a pin
    Sense id: en-neat_as_a_new_pin-en-adj-WUtaGRMn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes

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