The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CROCHET
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More clues leading to the result CROCHET
- Way to make up yarn of note, not the first time
- Decorative work in cape and vestment
- Note there's no time earlier for fancy work
- Decorative work, see, covering bishop’s vestment
- Needlework of note, first time out
- Crafty work, note, the first time being overlooked
- Decorative work of note, first time out
- Bit of music — not the first time it’s done with a hook
- Note timeless
- Old church in island mostly showing decorative work
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The straight part
We know that "Crafty work" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case crafty work = crochet.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.
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What does CROCHET mean?
CROCHET noun- Needlework made by looping thread with a hooked needle.
- A certain crest of enamel on the molar teeth of some rhinoceros.
- To make (a piece of) needlework using a hooked needle; to make interlocking loops of thread.