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Varnish — he calls (anag) (7)

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I believe the answer is:

shellac

(Other definitions for shellac that I've seen before include "Resin for varnishing" , "(it's in old records)" , "Resin used for varnish, formerly for records" , "Defeat" , "coat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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