The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word BOMBSHELL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result BOMBSHELL
- Lovely surprise?
- A lovely surprise
- Attractive woman needing a lot of money to strip
- It’d be a big surprise, dropping this stunning woman
- Alarming disclosure of beauty
- Lovely shock
- Weapon striking girl?
- Introduction of spray into armpitstunning woman
- Overwhelming surprise for attractive blonde
- Stunner or shocker?
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The straight part
We know that "Attractive woman" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case attractive woman = bombshell.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 BOMBSHELL mean?
BOMBSHELL noun- A bomb or artillery shell designed to explode on impact.
- Something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational.
- (by extension) Someone who is very attractive; sex symbol.