The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word NECKLACE
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More clues leading to the result NECKLACE
- Ornament put away rapidly on spike
- Drink to fortify for embellishment
- Spike under pet’s collar, for instance
- Ornamental feature of drink that’s long and cool
- Slug left hole in one decorative band
- With audacity, learner joins expert making piece of jewellery
- Kiss doctor in ornamental accessory
- Choker with brass spike
- Cackle mischievously after one drops ring getting another piece of jewellery
- Make out with doctor to get a jewellery item
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What does NECKLACE mean?
NECKLACE noun- An article of jewelry that is worn around the neck, most often made of a string of precious metal, pearls, gems, beads or shells, and sometimes having a pendant attached.
- Anything resembling a necklace in shape.
- A device used in necklacing (an informal execution); a rubber tyre that is filled with petrol. It is placed around the victim's chest and arms, and set on fire.
- To informally execute by necklacing; by setting on fire a petrol-filled rubber tyre which has been put around the bound victim's neck.