Name that washing machine pump blocking object

It got Madame irate, it resulted in washing remaining blocked in water, it meant I had to have a fun work at home day, it enabled me to demonstrate the easy in easy out beauty that is the dishwasher, previously Conchita one half of the wedged in pairing by our friends at the now defunct MFI.

So what precisely is this? I think my daughters, whose hair is included in the tangled mass, hold the key.

I even nearly tried to fashion it into the shape of a heart to add some human touch, to the evil beast which blocked our washing machine.

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