The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word COCHINEAL
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More clues leading to the result COCHINEAL
- Mexican insect found in black rock enclosing ravine
- Food colouring company feature retails regularly
- Red or black stuff around piece of meat
- Scarlet and black rock enclosing ravine
- Dye, black mineral covering backbone
- Firm with exceptional Chilean red
- Prepare lace and chino for dyestuff
- Firm’s crockery embracing Oriental line in colouring
- Company processed a lichen to produce a red dye
- Red chicken existing without head
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The straight part
We know that "Food colouring" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case food colouring = cochineal.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 COCHINEAL mean?
COCHINEAL noun- A species of insect (Dactylopius coccus).
- A vivid red dye made from the bodies of cochineal insects.
- The vivid red color of this dye.
- Possessing a vivid red color, as produced from dying with cochineal.