The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DRESSY
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More clues leading to the result DRESSY
- Like Beau, ignoring the odds, persist with dull clothing
- Elegant wings of starlings filling nest
- Is brave enough to admit having no answers? Smart!
- Stylish clothes, ultimately, dyer’s transformed
- Stylish Tessa coming out of her shell, outwardly dull
- Smart to bandage wound with yarrow initially
- Elegant doctor, he’s so shy in every other case
- Three cardinals with boring clothing? Far from it
- … dapper poet might couple her with
- Untidy doctor not male to be elegant
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The straight part
We know that "Like Beau" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case like beau = dressy.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 DRESSY mean?
DRESSY adjective- Elegant, smart or stylish.
- Fond of dressing up; keen on fashion.