Answer:

stud

Answer	Crossword Clue
STUD	Tux need
STUD	Dress shirt need
STUD	Retired racehorse, perhaps

STUD	Tuxedo decoration
STUD	Decorative nail
STUD	Leather jacket ornament
STUD	Ornamental button
STUD	Tiny earring
STUD	Shirt adornment
STUD	Traction aid
STUD	Draw alternative

STUD	... muffin
STUD	Romance novel cover model, e.g.
STUD	Poker variety
STUD	Vertical post
STUD	Poker game
STUD	Manly sort of man
STUD	Simple ear ornament
STUD	Poker option

STUD	Collar fastener
STUD	Wallboard brace
STUD	Type of poker
STUD	Framework post
STUD	Shirt fastener
STUD	Drywall support
STUD	Macho man
STUD	Kind of muffin?

STUD	Texas hold 'em relative
STUD	Hoop alternative
STUD	Kind of fee
STUD	Poker with four exposed cards
STUD	Poker type
STUD	It may be ear-piercing
STUD	Basic earring
STUD	Macho guy

STUD	.. muffin
STUD	Body-piercing choice
STUD	Game with a hole card
STUD	Simple earring
STUD	Wall support