The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ADIPOSE
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More clues leading to the result ADIPOSE
- Fat girl with an attitude going about
- Fatty Arbuckle, initially poised, cracks up
- Points to a ring around sink resembling fat
- Fat duke and I entertained by a model
- Fatty‘s ideas for exercise — drinking a lot of soda
- Notice one model getting fat
- Fatty, a pickpocket, got up right away
- Fat Teletubby introduced to crazy aides
- Fatty requires active duty shortly, I suggest
- Fat and foolish, said Poe
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The straight part
We know that "resembling fat" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case resembling fat = adipose.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ADIPOSE mean?
ADIPOSE noun- Animal fat stored in the tissue of the body.
- Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.
- Slightly overweight; chubby.