Cryptic crossword clue
Fine received by criminal, one with a glazed look? 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word FAIENCE

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The straight part
We know that "one with a glazed look?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one with a glazed look? = faience.
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 FAIENCE mean?

FAIENCE noun
  1. A type of tin-glazed earthenware ceramic.
  2. The beads and small ornaments of the eastern Mediterranean. (Of bronze and iron age manufacture using frit technology.)

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