The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DIMPLE
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More clues leading to the result DIMPLE
- Depression in gloomy place, on ecstasy
- Faint prayer to lose last depression evident in face?
- Idle fancy surrounding representative’s depression
- Dark place leaving a cold depression?
- Cheeky, but attractive, feature
- Doctor implied I avoided depression
- Stupid request to remove a facial feature
- Hollow place in dark earth
- Faint uneven pulse is a fairly common feature
- Help midget to get over depression
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What does DIMPLE mean?
DIMPLE noun- A small depression or indentation in a surface.
- Specifically, a small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth.
- To create a dimple in.
- To create a dimple in one's face by smiling.
- To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities.