The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word EYELINER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result EYELINER
- Setter heard vessel getting slap on the lid
- Sailor forgetting pop on ship: might one go on the lash?
- Cosmetic overhaul of English river in Sussex town
- It is appealingly drawn on the lid
- Survey vessel’s instrument for enhancing lamps
- Look at ship’s make-up
- Something like a porthole on side of cruise vessel, cosmetic
- Cosmetic damage finally gets the old ship
- Highlight for viewers: grain either side of English river heading West
- Cosmetic watch? Ship back
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What does EYELINER mean?
EYELINER noun- Makeup used to outline the eye, generally applied along or close to the lashline.