The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TANNERY
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More clues leading to the result TANNERY
- Cracking effort: girl hides processor
- Works function edgy? Not very
- Attempt to swathe girl, in place of skin treatment
- Attempt to secure outbuilding that’s ditched by leather works
- Aim to impress girl in skin-treatment establishment
- Judge admits princess hides here
- Attempt to hide Queen? Certain things must be done to hide here
- Have a go, grabbing girl where skin is dressed
- Queen once taken in by judge hides here, perhaps
- Hear about princess that produces kid, say
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The straight part
We know that "Certain things must be done to hide here" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case certain things must be done to hide here = tannery.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does TANNERY mean?
TANNERY noun- A place where people tan hides to make leather.
- The business of a tanner.