The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word AIRSTREAM
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More clues leading to the result AIRSTREAM
- Current appearance by second side impressing manager finally
- Heavenly movement of songs mater composed
- A pile of paper covers Irish street in high wind
- Current objective is to cover Sartre composition
- Rare mats I transformed to be current
- Jet wash
- US trailer trash arrest in sight
- Wind creates a stir, blowing around lots of paper
- Rita Mears breaks wind near a plane
- Pitching arm tires after a steady wind current
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The straight part
We know that "current" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case current = airstream.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 AIRSTREAM mean?
AIRSTREAM noun- A flow or current of air.
- The flow of air around an object.