The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SCHOLAR
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More clues leading to the result SCHOLAR
- Learner in house left mini parked outside?
- Academic chief breaks from the Sun
- Academic initially showed restraint, reportedly
- Bookish type succeeded, anger being expressed
- Senior common room initially admits greeting Spanish academic
- Authority of The Sun punctured by church
- Student‘s small choral composition
- Person contributing to studies of the sun, engaging companion
- Academic Mark takes hard look back
- Student son’s arrest reported
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The straight part
We know that "Bookish type" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bookish type = scholar.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SCHOLAR mean?
SCHOLAR noun- A student; one who studies at school or college, typically having a scholarship.
- A specialist in a particular branch of knowledge.
- A learned person; a bookman.