NOUN: "a [slick] preparation used in styling hair" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "a [slick] preparation used in styling hair" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects
2. a colloid in a more solid form than a sol
(verb)
1. apply a styling gel to
2. become a gel

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PREPARATION (noun)
1. the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
2. the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
SLICK (adjective)
1. having only superficial plausibility
2. superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject
SLICK (noun)
1. a slippery smoothness
2. a magazine printed on good quality paper
SLICK (verb)
1. make slick or smooth
2. give a smooth and glossy appearance

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