Cryptic crossword clue
A celeb restricted by Boris and Donald initially – “Fake!” 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BASTARD

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Crossword Answer definitions

BASTARD noun
  1. A person who was born out of wedlock, and hence often considered an illegitimate descendant.
  2. A mongrel (biological cross between different breeds, groups or varieties).
  3. (typically referring to a man) A contemptible, inconsiderate, overly or arrogantly rude or spiteful person.
  4. A man, a fellow, a male friend.
  5. (often preceded by 'poor') A person deserving of pity.
  6. A child who does not know his or her father.
  7. Something extremely difficult or unpleasant to deal with.
  8. A variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin, fake or counterfeit.
  9. An intermediate-grade file; also bastard file.
  10. A sweet wine.
  11. A sword that is midway in length between a short-sword and a long sword; also bastard sword.
  12. An inferior quality of soft brown sugar, obtained from syrups that have been boiled several times.
  13. A large mould for straining sugar.
  14. A writing paper of a particular size.
  15. A Eurosceptic Conservative MP, especially in the government of John Major.
BASTARD verb
  1. To bastardize.
BASTARD adjective
  1. Of or like a bastard (illegitimate human descendant).
  2. Of or like a bastard (bad person).
  3. Of or like a mongrel, bastardized creature/cross.
  4. Of abnormal, irregular or otherwise inferior qualities (size, shape etc).
  5. Spurious, lacking authenticity: counterfeit, fake.
  6. Used in the vernacular name of a species to indicate that it is similar in some way to another species, often (but not always) one of another genus.
  7. Very unpleasant.
  8. Abbreviated, as the half title in a page preceding the full title page of a book.
  9. (theater lighting) Consisting of one predominant color blended with small amounts of complementary color; used to replicate natural light because of their warmer appearance.
BASTARD interjection
  1. Exclamation of strong dismay or strong sense of being upset.

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