The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SADDO
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More clues leading to the result SADDO
- Loner's curious since travelling north
- Social misfit theologian introduced to Portuguese saint
- Unwanted, like returning drip
- Pathetic type’s small circle including a couple of daughters
- Social inadequate, weird when upset?
- Blue party’s Michael Gove to his critics?
- Pathetic type, casual when retreating
- Unfortunate person becoming strange when regressed
- Loner maybe put on like this outside
- An unsociable person like this must welcome a couple of daughters
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The straight part
We know that "Michael Gove to his critics?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case michael gove to his critics? = saddo.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SADDO mean?
SADDO noun- A pathetic or socially inept person; a nerd.