The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CURLIEST
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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What does CURLIEST mean?
CURLIEST adjective- Having curls.
- Curling in a direction, as opposed to straight (quotation marks or apostrophes)
- Complicated and difficult; knotty.