The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word MANICURED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result MANICURED
- Note about article better with digital enhancement
- Better patient of mine, digitally enhanced?
- Chap treated by yours truly given digital upgrade
- Intense and awfully rude, but well groomed
- With lovely hands, my better male patient?
- How GP might refer to successful case with treated hand?
- Well kept islands preserved
- Provided cosmetic treatment to my satisfied patient?
- Neatly cut fellow and I smoked together
- Well-groomed former patient, according to doctor?
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The straight part
We know that "well groomed" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case well groomed = manicured.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does MANICURED mean?
MANICURED verb- To trim the fingernails