The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BARON
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More clues leading to the result BARON
- Noble Oscar shed clothes
- Powerful person in pub, working
- Nobleman keeping nothing in outhouse
- Verbally unproductive? Lord!
- Cut narrator's unable to bear
- Noble — like The Wasteland being recited
- Aristocrat round in farm building
- Group of beats performing for a powerful businessman
- Farm building containing old cut of beef
- Captain of industry in public house, working
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The straight part
We know that "Captain of industry" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case captain of industry = baron.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 BARON mean?
BARON noun- The male ruler of a barony.
- A male member of the lowest rank of English nobility (the equivalent rank in Scotland is lord).
- A particular cut of beef, made up of a double sirloin.
- A person of great power in society, especially in business and politics.
- A prisoner who gains power and influence by lending or selling tobacco.
- A husband.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euthalia.