The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word REASONED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result REASONED
- Thought about taking on a young male editor
- Methodical when working in long grass
- A boy in the grass, thought logically
- Engineers like working with journalist, that's clear
- Boy, English, engaged in study? That's sensible
- Reckoned wind instrument is captivating a boy
- Revolutionary Guards like somebody logical
- One’s active in study of rationality
- Set forth logically in study about working in the London area
- Argued about when one needs odd characters to leave
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The straight part
We know that "Argued" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case argued = reasoned.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does REASONED mean?
REASONED verb- To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational
- To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.
- To converse; to compare opinions.
- To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss.
- To support with reasons, as a request.
- To persuade by reasoning or argument.
- (with down) To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons.
- (usually with out) To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or argument.
- Based on reasoning; being the result of logical thought