Lashes (5)
'lashes' is the definition.
('whip' can be a synonym of 'lash')
This is the entire clue.
(Another definition for whips that I've seen is " Scourges".)
'lashes' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for cilia that I've seen before include "Eyelashes" , "lashes?" , "Are they raised to question" , "Structures on cells" .)