The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BLOTCH
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More clues leading to the result BLOTCH
- Left inside badly finished work causing an irregular discoloration
- Irregular discolouration left in cowboy builder’s work
- Make a mess of protecting student spot
- Irregularity in colouring mess, going over line
- Mark poor work learner brought in
- Discoloration left in badly finished work
- Error penning line making inky mess?
- Mark learner in mess
- Big group on church in a big spot
- Blemish on lawyer, book and charge 33%
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The straight part
We know that "inky mess" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case inky mess = blotch.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 BLOTCH mean?
BLOTCH noun- An uneven patch of color or discoloration.
- An irregularly shaped area.
- Imperfection; blemish on one’s reputation, stain.
- Any of various crop diseases that cause the plant to form spots.
- A bright or dark spot on old film caused by dirt and loss of the gelatin covering the film, due to age and poor film quality.
- A dark spot on the skin; a pustule.
- To mark with blotches.
- To develop blotches, to become blotchy.