The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CERAMICS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result CERAMICS
- Most of ice cream’s distributed in pots
- All but last of ice creams dished up in pots
- Electronic elements on underside of faux cream pottery
- Time for love in works of graphic art or pottery
- The art of the man at the wheel
- Fantasy literature grips generation. Potter responsible for this?
- China relay race, associate announced
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The straight part
We know that "pots" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pots = ceramics.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does CERAMICS mean?
CERAMICS noun- A hard, brittle, inorganic, nonmetallic material, usually made from a materal, such as clay, then firing it at a high tempature.
- An object made of this material
- The art or science of making ceramic objects
- Ceramic objects as a group