The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ENAMELS
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More clues leading to the result ENAMELS
- Return lots of sleek horsehair coats
- Paints English title on pupil’s satchel, originally
- Fish sandwiches guy set over plates
- Coats in English style has large shoulder cap
- Celebrity wearing mostly different glossy coats
- Paints moniker in city trains
- Glossy stuff Sleeman developed
- Glosses over title held by golfer
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The straight part
We know that "Paints" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case paints = enamels.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.
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What does ENAMELS mean?
ENAMELS noun- An opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects.
- A coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish.
- The hard covering on the exposed part of a tooth.
- A cosmetic intended to give the appearance of a smooth and beautiful complexion.
- To coat or decorate with enamel.
- To variegate with colours, as if with enamel.
- To form a glossy surface like enamel upon.
- To disguise with cosmetics, as a woman's complexion.