Cryptic crossword clue
Beauty treatment of French origin Calais, possibly

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word FACIALS

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The straight part
We know that "Beauty treatment" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case beauty treatment = facials.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does FACIALS mean?

FACIALS noun
  1. A personal care beauty treatment which involves cleansing and moisturizing of the human face.
  2. A kind of early silent film focusing on the facial expressions of the actor.
  3. (in some contact sports) A foul play which involves one player hitting another in the face.
  4. A sex act of male ejaculation onto another person's face.

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