Insect Resin Synonymous With A Coating Defeat Nail Polish An Old 78 Gramophone Record Or Varnish

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noun • lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white • a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood verb • cover with shellac
	46%	8		Overhaul an old gramophone record
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	45%	6		Glassy coating for cloisonné; nail varnish; or, a tooth’s natural veneer
noun • hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth • a colored glassy compound (opaque or partially opaque) that is fused to the surface of metal or glass or pottery for decoration or protection • a paint that dries to a hard glossy finish • any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze verb • coat, inlay, or surface with enamel

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	Clue	Source
1	Glassy coating for cloisonné; nail varnish; or, a tooth’s natural veneer Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 02 Sep 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 02 Sep 2023
2	Gramophone record The Guardian Quick - 15 Jan 2011	The Guardian Quick / 15 Jan 2011
3	Gramophone record stylus The Guardian Quick - 12 May 2015	The Guardian Quick / 12 May 2015
4	Informal word for one regarded as lively, modern and social; a cricket ball that deviates sideways in flight; or, an off-centre gramophone record Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 29 Jul 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 29 Jul 2023
5	Overhaul an old gramophone record
6	Shop that offers nail care, nail art, and nail extensions
7	Something flat and round, such as a CD, cutter of a harrow, daisy’s “eye”, gramophone record, quoit, plate or an old tax label for a motor vehicle Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 15 Jul 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 15 Jul 2023

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