Cryptic crossword clue
Female in make-up, daughter became more crude 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ROUGHENED

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The straight part
We know that "became more crude" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case became more crude = roughened.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does ROUGHENED mean?

ROUGHENED verb
  1. To make rough.
  2. To become rough.

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