The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word GOURMAND
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result GOURMAND
- Foodie Times reporter perhaps stuck in Greenland, gutted
- Staff splitting fruit for epicure
- Greedyguts extremely glad about the chap waiting on us?
- Food lover, chap into fruit
- One excessive fellow into fruit
- One who enjoys eating, guy tucking into fruit
- Individual into fruit, he eats a lot
- Valet stuffs fruit for epicure
- A little pig, our man devoured pig
- Bishop, say, into fruit — bon vivant
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The straight part
We know that "pig" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pig = gourmand.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 GOURMAND mean?
GOURMAND noun- A person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink; a greedy or ravenous eater.
- A person who appreciates good food.