The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LOVABLE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result LOVABLE
- See bachelor in depression, appealing
- 24 Endearing volunteer from the East visiting backward island
- Last over versus Australia, bowling loose, England openers winning
- Nothing about a vacant brothel is endearing
- Without acting once, contrive above all to be endearing
- Look feasible without one inspiring devotion
- Sweet nothing involving a bishop and cardinal
- . Nothing about a hungry bull is endearing
- See bishop in farewell that’s endearing
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The straight part
We know that "Endearing/LOVABLE : Reverse(from the East, for an across answer) of VOL(abbrev. for volunteer) +(visiting) reversal(backward) of ELBA(island in the Mediterranean on which Napoleon spent his first exile)" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case endearing/lovable : reverse(from the east, for an across answer) of vol(abbrev. for volunteer) +(visiting) reversal(backward) of elba(island in the mediterranean on which napoleon spent his first exile) = lovable.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does LOVABLE mean?
LOVABLE adjective- Inspiring or deserving love or affection.