The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word EVANESCENT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result EVANESCENT
- Passing vehicle in the middle of deep trail
- Vehicle in escape vacated with trail disappearing
- Smell alongside eastern fan you’ll find in passing
- Even Sherpa finally is lost, with trail disappearing
- Last of the smell under wind sensor fading away
- Last of vile smell behind wind sensor disappearing
- 19 Girl with new English fragrance that’s ephemeral
- Passing Edinburgh’s first Morrison’s note odour
- Even a horrible smell is short-lived
- Fugitive's escape after a 'breaking and entering' incident
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "ephemeral/EVANESCENT : EVA(proper name for a girl) +(with) N(new) E(English) SCENT(fragrance). Defn: Fleeting,lasting only a short time,ephemeral." is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case ephemeral/evanescent : eva(proper name for a girl) +(with) n(new) e(english) scent(fragrance). defn: fleeting,lasting only a short time,ephemeral. = evanescent.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does EVANESCENT mean?
EVANESCENT adjective- Disappearing, vanishing.
- Barely there; almost imperceptible.
- Ephemeral, fleeting, momentary.