Tool, preferably for flash-trimming and/or cleaning plastic components

A tool (1) for flash-trimming and/or cleaning a component, comprising a shaft (2) and a processing element (3) mounted on the shaft (2) such that it can be removed, wherein the processing element (3) is designed as a flexible cord (4) and is received on the shaft (2) such that, in an operational state, it bulges radially outwards in at least some sections as the rotational speed of the shaft (2) increases, and wherein the processing element (3) is fixed or received in a torque-proof manner on the shaft (2) at two receiving positions (6, 7) arranged spaced apart along a rotation axis (5) of the shaft (2), wherein the processing element (3) is mounted as a circulating loop on the shaft (2).