The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word TAPESTRY
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More clues leading to the result TAPESTRY
- Design such as Odo commissioned records shot
- Records judge is for hanging
- Records go — in weaving this?
- 6 Record attempt to cover pole in fabric
- Sample after records ornamental textile
- Hanging Seal at second attempt
- Records evaluate hanging
- Video shot covering head of state’s hanging
- Hanging records go!
- Records attempt to produce work of art
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The straight part
We know that "work of art" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case work of art = tapestry.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 TAPESTRY mean?
TAPESTRY noun- A heavy woven cloth, often with decorative pictorial designs, normally hung on walls.
- (by extension) Anything with variegated or complex details.
- To decorate with tapestry, or as if with a tapestry.