The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ARNICA
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More clues leading to the result ARNICA
- Plant transported in a car
- A service in charge for a treatment for bruising
- Learn? I can’t — lacking time for observation and application
- Setter leaving injured American’s treatment for bruises
- African after injury refuses foot ointment?
- Engineer in a car plant
- Daisy wants me out of the country, ban finally secured
- What can ease a sprain? Swirling air can
- Bruised crania? This is said to help
- Tincture in a car getting spilt
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The straight part
We know that "ointment?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case ointment? = arnica.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 ARNICA mean?
ARNICA noun- Any of several plants, of the genus Arnica, considered to have medicinal properties, especially Arnica montana.