Cryptic crossword clue
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The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word POLISHING

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What does POLISHING mean?

POLISHING verb
  1. To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.
  2. To refine; remove imperfections from.
  3. To apply shoe polish to shoes.
  4. To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface.
  5. To refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite.
POLISHING noun
  1. The action of the verb to polish.
  2. (usually in the plural) An extract of partially milled rice.
POLISHING adjective
  1. That makes shiny or smooth.
  2. That refines.

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