The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word GRACIOUS
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result GRACIOUS
- After treatment, cougar is well!
- Becoming mostly bitter, tucking into a lot of beef
- My cougar is running wild
- Cigar-ring drifting over America? Goodness!
- Good Lord is merciful
- Royal epithet or polite expression of surprise
- Courteous and kind? Goodness me!
- Polite? I'm amazed!
- Kind of cougar roughly grabbing one sheep’s head
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The straight part
We know that "well!" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case well! = gracious.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 GRACIOUS mean?
GRACIOUS adjective- Kind and warmly courteous
- Tactful
- Compassionate
- Indulgent, charming and graceful
- Elegant and with good taste
- Benignant
- Full of grace
- Expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration.