Cryptic crossword clue
Kinky dorm needs some tissues 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ENDODERMS

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Crossword Answer definitions

ENDODERMS noun
  1. One of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal. Through development, it will produce the digestive system of the adult.

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