The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word NETSUKE
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More clues leading to the result NETSUKE
- Carved toggle teens sported touring our country
- Catch: southern Britain needs European source to procure a Japanese ornament
- Carved toggle teens twirled across UK
- Clearly produces Hawaiian instrument or Japanese ornament
- Carved ornament from Kent, use uncertain
- Ornament in unusual set collected by cook
- Gathers stringed instrument is a Japanese speciality
- Practice British English, you get miniature sculptures from Japan
- Practice British English, it's part of Japanese get up
- Carved ornament from southern UK pocketed by naughty teen
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The straight part
We know that "miniature sculptures from Japan" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case miniature sculptures from japan = netsuke.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 NETSUKE mean?
NETSUKE noun- A small, often collectible, artistic carving characterized by an opening or two small holes (紐通し), most commonly made of wood or ivory, used as a fob at the end of a cord attached to a suspended pouch containing pens, medicines, or tobacco. Netsuke originated in feudal Japan in the late 16th and 17th centuries.