The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word PINCUSHION
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More clues leading to the result PINCUSHION
- . Setter ready to store ear-bone in haberdashery item
- Pad used by man or woman of the cloth to set down points for use later
- Movement of hip on bandaging little bone — items for suturing might be seen here
- One’s supposed to get stuck with a lot of points
- Not entirely comfortable in bind where pointed items inserted
- Me and you breaking collar and inseam's opening operating sewing item
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The straight part
We know that "where pointed items inserted" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case where pointed items inserted = pincushion.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PINCUSHION mean?
PINCUSHION noun- A device, originally like a small, stuffed cushion, designed to have sewing pins and needles stuck into it to store them safely; some modern pincushions hold the objects magnetically.
- The names of various plants with flowers or other parts resembling a pincushion.
- A person who is pricked or stabbed multiple times with sharp objects; specifically, someone who receives regular hypodermic needle injections.
- To jab or stick repeatedly with one or more sharp objects, as with pins into a pincushion.
- To assume the shape of a pincushion; specifically, of the image on a computer display, television, etc., to exhibit pincushion distortion, where the sides curve inwards.