The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word LECHEROUS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result LECHEROUS
- Mysterious clues about protagonist with roving eye
- Clue’s naughty about great man having a roving eye
- Clues all over the place about main character being lustful
- In cryptic clues, hero is lustful
- Libertine breaks 10 rules
- Randy, ruined by Hello curse, left out
- Hercules struggling to carry old Steptoe: like his attitude?
- Caught celebrity between the Parisian and American following sexual urges
- Hankering after the 20s, see how close you can get to be around her
- Playing such role with Ecstasy might be seen as lewd
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The straight part
We know that "having a roving eye" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case having a roving eye = lecherous.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 LECHEROUS mean?
LECHEROUS adjective- Given to excessive sexual activity and debauchery.