The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word AUDITOR
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More clues leading to the result AUDITOR
- One studying another's books?
- One who hears adroit broadcast about university
- Go off northwards after car, I hear
- He hears Arab right-winger putting off extremists
- Business inspector, one who listens
- Examiner‘s car upset bull
- One checking car’s height
- Car having rust upset examiner
- I hear someone coming to check
- Accountant ‘s car – “Crap going North!”
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The straight part
We know that "examiner" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case examiner = auditor.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does AUDITOR mean?
AUDITOR noun- One who audits bookkeeping accounts.
- In many jurisdictions, an elected or appointed public official in charge of the public accounts; a comptroller.
- One who audits an academic course; who attends the lectures but does not earn academic credit.
- One who listens, typically as a member of an audience.
- One trained to perform spiritual guidance procedures.