The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HOURI
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result HOURI
- Sixty minutes with one beautiful female
- Spirit vital to embellish our ideas
- Beautiful woman, one appearing after 60 minutes
- Sixty minutes with one beautiful woman
- Beautiful woman‘s demand for attention – say you are engaged!
- She’s very alluring in the first sixty minutes
- On top of one time beauty — she’s fascinating
- Bird of paradise?
- Time with single woman, alluring
- I must be on time for alluring lady
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The straight part
We know that "alluring lady" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case alluring lady = houri.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 HOURI mean?
HOURI noun- A nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin supposed to dwell in Paradise for the enjoyment of the faithful.
- (by extension) Any voluptuous, beautiful woman.