Transparent plastic paint (7)

I believe the answer is:

acrylic

(Other definitions for acrylic that I've seen before include "Synthetic fibre or paint" , "Type of twenty Dn" , "material for coat?" , "Pungent acid" , "fibre that's synthetic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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