The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SHEETS
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More clues leading to the result SHEETS
- Leaves theses unbound
- The woman set out the linen
- Ovine detailed by Eliot in parts of book
- Places to cover male films
- The girl’s keeping endless pets in bed linen
- They get blanket coverage in pieces of paper
- Leaves woman with aliens
- Scenes featuring hot actresses essentially in films
- Layers in places drilled by man
- Woman set out plates
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The straight part
We know that "Layers" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case layers = sheets.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SHEETS mean?
SHEETS noun- A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
- A piece of paper, usually rectangular, that has been prepared for writing, artwork, drafting, wrapping, manufacture of packaging (boxes, envelopes, etc.), and for other uses. The word does not include scraps and irregular small pieces destined to be recycled, used for stuffing or cushioning or paper mache, etc.
- A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking.
- A thin, flat layer of solid material.
- A broad, flat expanse of a material on a surface.
- A line (rope) used to adjust the trim of a sail.
- A sail.
- The area of ice on which the game of curling is played.
- A layer of veneer.
- Precipitation of such quantity and force as to resemble a thin, virtually solid wall.
- An extensive bed of an eruptive rock intruded between, or overlying, other strata.
- The space in the forward or after part of a boat where there are no rowers.
- A distinct level or stage within a game.
- To cover or wrap with cloth, or paper, or other similar material.
- To form into sheets.
- Of rain, or other precipitation, to pour heavily.
- To trim a sail using a sheet.
- Collective noun meaning a large amount, when used of rain, or other precipitation.