The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ARTWORK
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ARTWORK
- Pictures of royal couple visiting US state
- Pair with right to enter sunless island to create illustrations
- Painting vessel transporting right number of animals?
- Illustrations providing clue to rat?
- 2 runs to board boat in picture?
- Design of new arrow hitting king brought about end of conflict
- Illustrations showing pair right inside rescue craft
- Pair beginning to romp in refuge for bestial couples — pretty graphic!
- Painting of couple by river in boat
- Aboard boat, couple run to see landscape?
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Painting" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case painting = artwork.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 ARTWORK mean?
ARTWORK noun- A painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
- Artistic work.
- (reprographics) The graphical elements to be included in a reproduced work.