Cryptic crossword clue
Snub Indian bearing facial decoration 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BINDI

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The straight part
We know that "facial decoration" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case facial decoration = bindi.
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 BINDI mean?

BINDI noun
  1. The “holy dot” traditionally worn on the forehead of married Hindu women.
  2. Makeup or jewellery worn in imitation of such a dot.
BINDI noun
  1. The common lawn weed, Soliva sessilis, introduced to Australia from South America.
  2. A seed of this plant, having small sharp spines which stick painfully into bare feet.
  3. Any of a number of plants of the genus Calotis which have small burrs with fine barbed awns.
  4. Any of a various plants of the genus Sclerolaena.

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