The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DRESSING
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result DRESSING
- Designs alternative wrapper for right material to apply to a wound
- Putting things on, fifth Doctor signs off
- Putting on clothes — something saucy?
- Wild Reds celebrate, putting on special attire?
- Oil and vinegar is bound to help the wound
- Something saucy in doing the opposite of a strip?
- … design’s modified round bottom of Dior clothing
- Design’s altered comprising last of designer clothing
- Tailor designs wrong item of clothing
- Doctor, say, admitting second offence — something saucy
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The straight part
We know that "Putting on clothes/something saucy" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case putting on clothes/something saucy = dressing.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DRESSING mean?
DRESSING noun- Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.
- A sauce, especially a cold one for salads.
- Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.
- The activity of getting dressed.
- Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.
- The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.
- Gum, starch, etc., used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.
- An ornamental finish, such as a moulding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling.
- Castigation; scolding; dressing down.
- The process of extracting metals or other valuable components from minerals
- To fit out with the necessary clothing; to clothe, put clothes on (something or someone).
- To clothe oneself; to put on clothes.
- To put on the uniform and equipment necessary to play the game.
- Of a man, to allow the genitals to fall to one side or other within the trousers.
- To prepare (food) for cooking, especially by seasoning it.
- To prepare oneself; to make ready.
- To adorn, ornament.
- To ornament (a ship) by hoisting the national colours at the peak and mastheads, and setting the jack forward; when "dressed full", the signal flags and pennants are added.
- To prepare (a set) by installing the props, scenery, etc.
- To treat (a wound, or wounded person).
- To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready.
- To prepare the surface of (a material; usually stone or lumber).
- To manure (land).
- To bolt or sift flour.
- (sometimes imperative) To arrange in exact continuity of line, as soldiers; commonly to adjust to a straight line and at proper distance; to align.
- To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal.