The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SHAPELY
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More clues leading to the result SHAPELY
- Well-rounded mock line used in gibe
- Pretty pasture, empty, with loose rock around
- Worth seeing Presley regularly after Quiet American’s Number One
- Curvaceous mimic, learner in cast
- Copy line in pitch that’s well put together
- Wary snatching copy left in attractive form
- Well-formed plays he gets rewritten
- He plays shot that's elegant
- Well-proportioned primate left wearing throw
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The straight part
We know that "in attractive form" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case in attractive form = shapely.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 SHAPELY mean?
SHAPELY adjective- Having a pleasing shape, pleasant to look at.