The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word JANITOR
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result JANITOR
- Doorman brought up rubbish after New Year’s Day
- Steward to go off, returning on time for resolution
- Shock to receive refusal about it from caretaker
- Caretaker‘s start-of-year rise
- Caretaker: “I was taken in by Trojan hoax”
- One taking care to cook in jar outside
- Caretaker to start to repaint after New Year’s Day?
- 1/1 hill? He’ll have to take care
- Doorman gathered up last of disco money in pot
- Caretaker has rubbish taken back after start of year
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The straight part
We know that "Caretaker" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case caretaker = janitor.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does JANITOR mean?
JANITOR noun- Someone who looks after the maintenance and cleaning of a public building.
- A doorman.