Cryptic crossword clue
Overly embellished, rather moderately! 6-6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 13 letter word PRETTY-PRETTY

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The straight part
We know that "Overly embellished" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case overly embellished = pretty-pretty.
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.

What does PRETTY-PRETTY mean?

PRETTY-PRETTY noun
  1. Knick-knack; trinket

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