The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word POLISHED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result POLISHED
- Refined journalist from Warsaw?
- Professional journalist from Central Europe?
- Rubbed top of penis with processed oil drop
- New Delhi’s sub-post office is elegant
- Smooth tongue of Parisian backfiring
- Eastern European journalist of impeccable appearance
- Idle shop revamped in smart fashion
- . Masterly woman wearing cap after mission’s upended
- Suave Central European journalist
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The straight part
We know that "elegant" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case elegant = polished.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.
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What does POLISHED mean?
POLISHED verb- To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.
- To refine; remove imperfections from.
- To apply shoe polish to shoes.
- To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface.
- To refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite.
- Made smooth or shiny by polishing.
- Refined, elegant.