The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ANNOTATE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result ANNOTATE
- Gloss paint regularly disposed of and recycled at one time
- Comment on what one needs to make a mate a man
- Mark up article not consumed
- Put gloss on old gallery fronted by woman
- Comment on negative response received by an art institution
- Make notes on ornamentation, discounting minor repair
- Comment as a huge amount inside volcano backfires
- Girl eating peeled vegetable elicits comment in writing
- Comment on queen entertaining King Edward perhaps, sides having split!
- It’s the year of the art gallery – write that down
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The straight part
We know that "Put gloss on" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case put gloss on = annotate.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does ANNOTATE mean?
ANNOTATE verb- To add annotation to.