The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word EPILATE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result EPILATE
- Pluck end of robe on Roman judge
- Remove hair extensions, initially, before short exercise class
- Remove hair from pie cooked near the end of the night
- Poll, one notoriously washing hands after minimum of exposure
- Remove hairs from bottom of hirsute old governor
- Eastern exercise system? Seconds taken off to shave
- Shave bit off fitness regime after start of exercises?
- Pluck and energy needed by someone washing hands
- Remove hair from East Judea’s Roman procurator
- Groom‘s plea getting in tangle with tie
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The straight part
We know that "Pluck" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pluck = epilate.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 EPILATE mean?
EPILATE verb- To remove hair from the body by mechanical, chemical or other means.