The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word MANICURE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result MANICURE
- Fellow and I preserve treatment for the hands
- What nail bar offers, crazy old operation
- How doctor describes male patient’s cosmetic treatment?
- Fellow with one remedy giving cosmetic treatment
- Handy treatment for groom
- Trim staff with hospital area about to close
- Handy treatment for wild flower
- Neatly trim fractured cranium with end of knife
- Sort of treatment provided by wild flower in Yorkshire
- Guy one has to heal, giving attention to extremities
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The straight part
We know that "Neatly trim" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case neatly trim = manicure.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does MANICURE mean?
MANICURE noun- A cosmetic treatment for the fingernails.
- A manicurist.
- To trim the fingernails