The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DIAMANTE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result DIAMANTE
- Young girl returned with neat recast jewellery
- Get animated about snazzy fabric
- Poet claims I am producing sparkling material
- I am into Italian writer — sparkling stuff
- Sparkly girl on volcano, climbing?
- Glittering composition once a fellow penned
- Italian mount girl has reared, glittering stuff!
- Animated, shimmering material
- Exceptionally animated, sparkling stuff
- Bling that could make you animated
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The straight part
We know that "glittering stuff!/glittering stuff!" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case glittering stuff!/glittering stuff! = diamante.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 DIAMANTE mean?
DIAMANTE noun- An artificial diamond used as adornment, such as a rhinestone.
- A diamante poem.
- Covered in diamante decorations
- Shiny or iridescent, as if covered in or made of diamonds