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The Clue

Very ornate (6 letter answer)

The Answer

ROCOCO

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Notes

The answer ROCOCO is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 800 puzzles.

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Like the Palace of Versailles
Like Watteau's art
Furniture style of Louis XV

Definition

ROCOCO as a noun:

1. fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century

ROCOCO as an adjective:

1. having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation; "an exquisite gilded rococo mirror"