Cryptic crossword clue
Scruffy, wet – our Carol’s no oil painting 11

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word WATERCOLOUR

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The straight part
We know that "no oil painting" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case no oil painting = watercolour.
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 WATERCOLOUR mean?

WATERCOLOUR noun
  1. A water-soluble pigment.
  2. A painting made by using such pigment.
  3. This kind of painting as a genre.
WATERCOLOUR verb
  1. To paint using watercolour
WATERCOLOUR adjective
  1. Pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor.

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