The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word LUSTRE
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More clues leading to the result LUSTRE
- Shine, getting fantastic result
- Something attractive about holy person?
- Radiance of holy man amid temptation
- Desire base parts for actor Charlie Sheen
- Lasciviousness originally rare at East Sheen?
- Distinction made by religious teaching in support of sin
- Polish in Ulster, working
- Shine in Ulster broadcast
- Draw either side of street, showing brilliance
- Ulster manoeuvring shows brilliance
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The straight part
We know that "Polish" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case polish = lustre.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does LUSTRE mean?
LUSTRE noun- Shine, polish or sparkle.
- By extension, brilliance, attractiveness or splendor.
- Refinement, polish or quality.
- A candlestick, chandelier, girandole, etc. generally of an ornamental character.
- A substance that imparts lustre to a surface, such as plumbago or a glaze.
- Lusterware.
- A fabric of wool and cotton with a lustrous surface, used for women's dresses.
- To gleam, have luster.
- To give luster, distinguish.
- To give a coating or other treatment to impart physical luster.
- A lustrum, quinquennium, a period of five years, originally the interval between Roman censuses.
- One who lusts.
- The way in which the surface of any particular type of mineral reflects light differently from other minerals, which is helpful in telling minerals apart.
- A glass ornament such as a prism or cut glass dangling beneath a chandelier; usually in clusters or festoons
- A chandelier, particularly one decorated with glass lustres
- Shine, polish or sparkle.
- By extension, brilliance, attractiveness or splendor.
- Refinement, polish or quality.
- A candlestick, chandelier, girandole, etc. generally of an ornamental character.
- A substance that imparts lustre to a surface, such as plumbago or a glaze.
- Lusterware.
- A fabric of wool and cotton with a lustrous surface, used for women's dresses.
- A lustrum, quinquennium, a period of five years, originally the interval between Roman censuses.
- One who lusts.