The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CREATION
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result CREATION
- Striking hat? It might be Haydn’s
- Oratorio by Haydn in the making?
- Our start and our finish perhaps, short of money?
- Race into evolution – an alternative theory?
- Making an erotic compilation
- Change to a nicer garment that is particularly striking
- Mass loss in burning everything?
- Almost certain to adjust to working with Genesis
- Caught helping to keep European establishment
- Conservative helping to describe European establishment
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The straight part
We know that "Striking hat/It might be Haydn’s" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case striking hat/it might be haydn’s = creation.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 CREATION mean?
CREATION noun- Something created such as an invention or artwork.
- The act of creating something.
- All which exists.