Cryptic crossword clue
Make up dries outside – good for wrinkles 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RIDGES

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The straight part
We know that "wrinkles" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case wrinkles = ridges.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RIDGES mean?

RIDGES noun
  1. The back of any animal; especially the upper or projecting part of the back of a quadruped.
  2. Any extended protuberance; a projecting line or strip.
  3. The line along which two sloping surfaces meet which diverge towards the ground.
  4. The highest point on a roof, represented by a horizontal line where two roof areas intersect, running the length of the area.
  5. (fortifications) The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way.
  6. A chain of mountains.
  7. A chain of hills.
  8. A long narrow elevation on an ocean bottom.
  9. An elongated region of high atmospheric pressure.

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