The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word LAMINA
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result LAMINA
- Plate critter flipped over
- Plate of meat almost held up by topless girl
- Film Buddhist monk outside home
- Mounted horse, for example, gets a plate
- Creature’s back showing bony plates
- Chicken possibly raised as layer
- Plate dog perhaps turned upside down
- Plate of meat we hear Ian cooked
- Hit in a thin layer
- Plate dog perhaps started at the bottom
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The straight part
We know that "Film" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case film = lamina.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 LAMINA mean?
LAMINA noun- A very thin layer of material.
- A thin plate or scale, such as the arch of a vertebra.
- The flat part of a leaf or leaflet; the blade.
- A fine layer that occurs in sedimentary rocks.