The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word MANGANESE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result MANGANESE
- Metal godwith frame of bushy hair
- Element of Japanese comics?
- Element in language of oriental comics?
- Japanese comics seen playing heavy metal
- Element having unusual name, gas describing neon
- Element of Japanese comics seen abroad
- Hard metal god with elephantine head almost framed by long hair
- Hair covering Hindu God shortened — it's elementary
- It's hard thing to mutate a man's gene
- 25th in table, Anne’s game is off
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The straight part
We know that "Element" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case element = manganese.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 MANGANESE mean?
MANGANESE noun- A metallic chemical element (symbol Mn) with an atomic number of 25, not a free element in nature but often found in minerals in combination with iron, and useful in industrial alloy production.
- A single atom of this element.