The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 4 letter word ROMAN NOSE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ROMAN NOSE
- Facial feature old Italian is familiar with, they say
- Bad manners with old twins a prominent feature
- Without any trained oarsmen for protection, Caesar may have blown it
- Climbed round Arab state, note, finding feature with bridge
- Smell of European capital is a distinctive feature
- No moaner's displaying prominent feature on face
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The straight part
We know that "prominent feature" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case prominent feature = roman nose.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.