The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ORNAMENTS
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More clues leading to the result ORNAMENTS
- Decorates ends of narrowboat with external gold handles
- Church service articles: christen number in varied sort
- Variety of smart neon decorations
- Religious articles, pieces held by orants moving about a bit
- Incomplete remnants of damaged accesories
- Baubles, gold stars wrapped around book
- Alternative term given to books initially: shelf embellishments
- Fancy sort about to choose new decorations
- Graces or christens covering over New Testament
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The straight part
We know that "decorations" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case decorations = ornaments.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 ORNAMENTS mean?
ORNAMENTS noun- An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns.
- A Christmas tree decoration.
- A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to decorate or "ornament" that line.
- (in the plural) The articles used in church services.
- A characteristic that has a decorative function (typically in order to attract a mate)
- To decorate.
- To add to.