The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word DEMEANOUR
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More clues leading to the result DEMEANOUR
- Behaviour of French less generous, by the sound of it
- Enamoured with characters changing conduct
- Belittle yours and my appearance
- Behaviour of French — more selfish, reportedly
- Behaviour of enamoured drunk
- Behaviour of French, more disagreeable reportedly
- Behaviour of European base in grim surroundings
- Energy low inside gloomy carriage
- Spell over probing unusually rude conduct
- English intend to put on austere air
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The straight part
We know that "appearance" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case appearance = demeanour.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 DEMEANOUR mean?
DEMEANOUR noun- The social, non-verbal behaviours (such as body language and facial expressions) that are characteristic of a person.