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Nothing about a European cosmetic (4,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nail polish

'cosmetic' is the definition.
(I know that nail polish is a type of cosmetic)

'nothing about a european' is the wordplay.
'nothing' becomes 'nil' (eg nil is zero in football).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'european' becomes 'polish' (Poland is in Europe).
'nil' going around 'a' is 'nail'.
'nail'+'polish'='NAIL POLISH'

(Other definitions for nail polish that I've seen before include "digital application" , "digital coverage" , "cosmetic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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