The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word AESTHETE
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More clues leading to the result AESTHETE
- Beauty-lover worried about short woman
- Poetry lover maybe ate these, cooked
- Tease the silly art lover
- Woman almost taken in by mischief-maker is an arty type
- Arty type recalled main article, having time and energy
- Scoffed about established male art lover?
- Maybe Oscar Wilde ate these when out to lunch
- She got involved with Tate exhibÂition, initially as art lover
- Art lover worried about moving these
- Article and note supporting main upset for art lover
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The straight part
We know that "art lover" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case art lover = aesthete.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does AESTHETE mean?
AESTHETE noun- Someone who cultivates an unusually high sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature.