Cryptic crossword clue
Dandy lashes purple passages? 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word BEAUTIES

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The straight part
We know that "purple passages" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case purple passages = beauties.
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 BEAUTIES mean?

BEAUTIES noun
  1. The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness.
  2. Someone who is beautiful.
  3. Something that is particularly good or pleasing.
  4. An excellent or egregious example of something.
  5. (with the definite article) The excellence or genius of a scheme or decision.
  6. A beauty quark (now called bottom quark).
  7. Beauty treatment; cosmetology.
  8. Prevailing style or taste; rage; fashion.
  9. (in the plural) Beautiful passages or extracts of poetry.
BEAUTIES verb
  1. To make beautiful.

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