The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word TOWELLING
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result TOWELLING
- Got up to lag water source in absorbent material
- Terry, thoroughly at home wearing short Roman garment
- Measure of insulation wrapping effectively in bathroom robe material
- Material that hurt in revealing
- Became upset about intimate rubbing down
- Top less soft and flowing, as bathrobe fabric
- Soft material in the view of duke lacking measure of weight
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The straight part
We know that "Terry" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case terry = towelling.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 TOWELLING mean?
TOWELLING verb- To hit with a towel.
- To dry by using a towel.
- To block up (a door, etc.) with a towel, to conceal the fumes of a recreational drug.
- To beat with a stick.
- Any fabric suitable for towels, such as huckaback or terry cloth.
- A thrashing.