The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word TINCTURE
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More clues leading to the result TINCTURE
- Solution? Metal solution must contain source of same metal
- Metal cruet cast a slight shade
- Small tipple can remedy stifling time
- Slight flavour supplied by metal cruet set
- Medicine container Scot hurried to use occasionally
- Medicine container and cruet for disposal
- A medicinal alcoholic solution can heal without tension
- Medicine can make better swallowing first of tablets
- Medicine can treat start of typhoid internally
- A medicinal solution can heal over time
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The straight part
We know that "A medicinal alcoholic solution" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a medicinal alcoholic solution = tincture.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 TINCTURE mean?
TINCTURE noun- A pigment or other substance that colours or dyes.
- A tint, or an added colour.
- A colour or metal used in the depiction of a coat of arms.
- An alcoholic extract of plant material, used as a medicine.
- A small alcoholic drink.
- An essential characteristic.
- The finer and more volatile parts of a substance, separated by a solvent; an extract of a part of the substance of a body communicated to the solvent.
- A slight taste superadded to any substance.
- A slight quality added to anything; a tinge.
- To stain or impregnate (something) with color.
- To tinge; to taint.
- To soak (an organic substance) in alcohol or another liquid to produce a tincture.