The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SHINER
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result SHINER
- Star perhaps getting a black eye
- Mouse star?
- Evidence of fisticuffs in The Sun?
- Light injury to face?
- Polish initially reviled in The Sun?
- The Sun’s Eye-bashing evidence?
- Polish initially respected in The Sun?
- Eye damage from sun, perhaps
- Black eye for pop singer reportedly boxing at home
- It might polish quiet home connected with monarch
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What does SHINER mean?
SHINER noun- One who shines; a luminary.
- One who causes things to shine; a polisher.
- A black eye.
- Coon eyes
- A bright piece of money, especially a sovereign.
- Any of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes of Notropis, Minnilus, and allied genera, such as the redfin.
- Any silvery fish, such as the horsefish, menhaden, or moonfish.
- The common silverfish, Lepisma.
- A moonshiner.
- A small reflective surface used for cheating at card games.