The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TEFLON
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More clues leading to the result TEFLON
- Avoiding blame when our language teaching gets no backing
- Plastic felt over bottom of pan
- Engineer left broadcasting, managing to dodge scandal?
- The financial ombudsman limits this material
- Like a slippery president left’s disposed against?
- Covering bottom of utensil, often slippery — is it?
- Broken left leg? That’s tough, and . . . .
- Material X subsumes fellow, oddly
- Untouchable broken left leg
- Left working and working – it won’t stick
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The straight part
We know that "Avoiding blame" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case avoiding blame = teflon.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 TEFLON mean?
TEFLON noun- Polytetrafluoroethylene, PTFE
- Non-stick, slick.