The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word LITERATE
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More clues leading to the result LITERATE
- Learned line to utter repeatedly
- Educated Liberal fuming about note
- Channel's latest repeat exhibiting culture?
- Learned line to say again
- Well read American volume’s devoured
- Educated to use repetition following lecturer’s lead
- Able to read leader in Liverpool Echo
- Reading and writing endless rubbish over time
- Articulate lie about arranged treat
- Well-read youngsters briefly absorbing Education Reform Act
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The straight part
We know that "Can read" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case can read = literate.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 LITERATE mean?
LITERATE noun- A person who is able to read and write.
- A person who was educated but had not taken a university degree; especially a candidate to take holy orders.
- Able to read and write; having literacy.
- Knowledgeable in literature, writing; literary; well-read.
- Which is used in writing (of a language or dialect).