The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LACQUER
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result LACQUER
- Want, we hear, briefly to question hair product
- Varnish nearly all fine material? Question stopping short
- Verbal report of one missing glossy coating?
- Polish person missing something at audition
- Coat for one said to be in need?
- In audition, one needing a coat?
- Queen in delicate fabric right for coat
- Raquel dancing around clubs, stripped off her drawers?
- Want the Cockney girl to say what’s sprayed on hair?
- Japan perhaps replacing one Republican with Conservative in mad quarrel
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The straight part
We know that "what’s sprayed on hair" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case what’s sprayed on hair = lacquer.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 LACQUER mean?
LACQUER noun- A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.
- A similar finish, baked onto the inside of cans.
- To apply a lacquer to something or to give something a smooth, glossy finish.