The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RIBBON
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result RIBBON
- Might one be seen in Bow this Christmas?
- Decorative strip in knitting pattern starts to bulge on needles
- Robin playing over intro of boy band
- Start to record first bees on tape
- Oddly taking things off in train, Bob doing strip
- Tease bandleader about band
- Band‘s award
- Tape short part of trunk’s frame
- Strip of meat’s good in France
- . Tease bachelor about girl's strip?
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The straight part
We know that "strip" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case strip = ribbon.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RIBBON mean?
RIBBON noun- A long, narrow strip of timber bent and bolted longitudinally to the ribs of a vessel, to hold them in position and give rigidity to the framework.
- A ribbon.
- A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping.
- An awareness ribbon.
- An inked strip of material against which type is pressed to print letters in a typewriter or printer.
- A narrow strip or shred.
- A painted moulding on the side of a ship.
- A watchspring.
- A bandsaw.
- (in the plural) Reins for a horse.
- A bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth as wide.
- (spinning) A sliver.
- A subheadline presented above its parent headline.
- A toolbar that incorporates tabs and menus.
- To decorate with ribbon.
- To stripe or streak.