The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word DAMASCENE
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More clues leading to the result DAMASCENE
- Syrian in a location behind barrier
- Middle Easterner vexed about a disturbance
- Block a view of Syrian city
- Crazy about a picture of Middle Eastern city
- Block a view of ancient city
- A commotion connected with mother’s inlaid work
- Middle Easterner, furious, escalating a disturbance
- Syrian in a public display of anger behind barrier
- Syrian mother has a part to play
- Ornament a lunatic knocked over — histrionic incident
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The straight part
We know that "inlaid work" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case inlaid work = damascene.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 DAMASCENE mean?
DAMASCENE noun- A breed of pigeon
- To decorate (metalwork) with a peculiar marking or water produced in the process of manufacture, or with designs produced by inlaying or encrusting with another metal, such as silver or gold, or by etching, etc.; to damask.
- Inlaid with silver or gold
- Of or from Damascus
- A subspecies of plum tree, Prunus domestica subsp. insititia, native to Eurasia.
- The edible fruit of this tree.