The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word GYPSUM
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More clues leading to the result GYPSUM
- Yankee visiting GP, some said, for plaster of Paris material
- Adhesive binding agent: revolutionary building material
- Cycle courier entering health club to deliver plastering material
- Turning up in drinking vessel, notice mineral
- See back covered in adhesive plaster
- Plastering material to see in face that’s been knocked about
- See in cup knocked over a soft mineral
- Mineral aggregate under pressure below empty gantry
- Mineral given by doctor to tot — surgery’s latest thing to be swallowed
- Mineral primarily gets you plaster source, usually mixed
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The straight part
We know that "a soft mineral" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a soft mineral = gypsum.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does GYPSUM mean?
GYPSUM noun- A mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcined, it forms plaster of Paris.