Crescent former for producing tissue paper, the former comprising a forming section (A), a press section (B) and a drying section (C), wherein the forming section (A) comprises - a breast roll and a forming roll , - a forming wire , and - a headbox for injecting stock into a forming nip formed between the breast roll and forming roll , and wherein the press section (B) comprises - a press roll and the drying section (C) comprises - a Yankee roll arranged to form a press nip with the press roll of the press section (B), wherein the press nip is arranged in a positive machine (MD) direction from the forming nip , wherein the crescent former further comprises a felt fabric for carrying the stock from the forming nip to the press nip , the felt fabric being configured to receive stock from the headbox and be pressed against the forming wire in the forming nip , and the felt fabric further being configured to be separated from the forming wire after the forming nip and to carry the stock to the press nip where the stock is transferred to the Yankee roll , wherein further the felt fabric is configured to be returned from the press nip to the forming nip in a return section (D) such that the felt fabric forms an endless loop, wherein the return section (D) comprises a cleaning station , and characterized by at least part of the cleaning station being arranged in a negative machine direction (-MD) in relation to a center line (R) of the forming roll , said negative machine direction (-MD) being a direction that is opposite to the positive machine direction (MD). - a breast roll and a forming roll , - a forming wire , and - a headbox for injecting stock into a forming nip formed between the breast roll and forming roll , and wherein the press section (B) comprises - a press roll and the drying section (C) comprises - a Yankee roll arranged to form a press nip with the press roll of the press section (B), wherein the press nip is arranged in a positive machine (MD) direction from the forming nip , wherein the crescent former further comprises a felt fabric for carrying the stock from the forming nip to the press nip , the felt fabric being configured to receive stock from the headbox and be pressed against the forming wire in the forming nip , and the felt fabric further being configured to be separated from the forming wire after the forming nip and to carry the stock to the press nip where the stock is transferred to the Yankee roll , wherein further the felt fabric is configured to be returned from the press nip to the forming nip in a return section (D) such that the felt fabric forms an endless loop, wherein the return section (D) comprises a cleaning station , and characterized by at least part of the cleaning station being arranged in a negative machine direction (-MD) in relation to a center line (R) of the forming roll , said negative machine direction (-MD) being a direction that is opposite to the positive machine direction (MD). wherein the crescent former further comprises a felt fabric for carrying the stock from the forming nip to the press nip , the felt fabric being configured to receive stock from the headbox and be pressed against the forming wire in the forming nip , and the felt fabric further being configured to be separated from the forming wire after the forming nip and to carry the stock to the press nip where the stock is transferred to the Yankee roll , wherein further the felt fabric is configured to be returned from the press nip to the forming nip in a return section (D) such that the felt fabric forms an endless loop, wherein the return section (D) comprises a cleaning station , and characterized by at least part of the cleaning station being arranged in a negative machine direction (-MD) in relation to a center line (R) of the forming roll , said negative machine direction (-MD) being a direction that is opposite to the positive machine direction (MD). <EOS>