The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ETCHER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result ETCHER
- Number divided by a hundred, one makes an impression
- One making designs, a hundred in number
- Artist like Bosse: French and pricey
- One who chases old playwright out of Florida
- User of acid as anaesthetic about to be arrested
- Bets unclad singer is one making an impression
- Film singer, one impresses
- Printmaker caught in upper air
- Creator of printed works, 100 in number
- Cutter sailing boat The Queen loses bow
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The straight part
We know that "one makes an impression" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one makes an impression = etcher.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.