The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word HOURGLASS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result HOURGLASS
- Girl is after varying rough indicator of time
- Refined rough girl, slim-waisted
- It contains shifting sand over time
- Shapely sort of figure for an old timer
- Sort of rough woman describing a desirable figure
- Girl after remodelling rough figure such as this
- Timekeeper in corner absorbing game upset girl
- Awfully rough girl’s timer with tiny moving parts
- Rough lass drunkenly reveals shapely figure
- Slim-waisted, rough foreign girl
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The straight part
We know that "timer with tiny moving parts" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case timer with tiny moving parts = hourglass.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 HOURGLASS mean?
HOURGLASS noun- A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows.
- A pointer, often shaped like an hourglass, indicating that the computer is busy.