The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SLATTERN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result SLATTERN
- Strict about toilet? She won’t be!
- Second coffee and Senior Service for slob
- Tart last seen being eaten by players
- Drab grey colour worn by Thessaly’s earliest sailors
- Dishevelled woman, second of two sitting between poles
- Nurse bringing in coffee for slovenly woman
- Coffee consumed by nurse, a messy type
- Strip bird, a dirty woman
- Posed with bird embracing large trollop
- Fine strip by bird? Trollop!
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The straight part
We know that "a messy type" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a messy type = slattern.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 SLATTERN mean?
SLATTERN noun- A slut, a sexually promiscuous woman.
- A dirty and untidy woman.