The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 plus 7 letter word SURFACE TENSION
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More clues leading to the result SURFACE TENSION
- Liquid runs so if retaining “A”, “X” being liquid property
- Working on US interfaces, a manifestation of liquid molecular attraction
- A water feature‘s unlikely use, for instance
- Routes finances dubiously, rendering liquid property
- Clue’s glue holds water
- It contains a little drop for this setter, working – comes up earlier
- T-square use for instance
- A gripping cryptic clue might have this hint of surprise to increase fun on cracking
- Water has a property to rise causing disquiet
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The cryptic/wordplay part
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