The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CHRISTEN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result CHRISTEN
- Name, after sprinkling, initially, in church service?
- Name church advanced around end of Lent
- . Curiously, Charlie isn’t her name
- Companion turned to catch gentleman’s name
- Name murdered snitcher
- Name snitcher that’s insane
- Baptise in church? Started holding tot’s head
- Name of church improved taking time
- Name of church started around mid-century
- Runs into Greek character with gun to bring into church
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The straight part
We know that "Baptise" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case baptise = christen.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 CHRISTEN mean?
CHRISTEN verb- To perform the religious act of the baptism, to baptise.
- To name.
- To Christianize.
- To use for the first time.
- To douse or wet with blood, urine, tears, or other liquid.