The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word CONCENTRATE
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More clues leading to the result CONCENTRATE
- Collect prisoner in front of judge carrying a little bit of money
- Focus on money put in box
- Does one need to add water to this drink? Think hard
- Prisoner taking heart, with a time inside to focus
- Study, wanting money amount per hour? Don’t daydream!
- Put in mental effort to make solution stronger
- Focus on money box outside
- Focus your thoughts: what might your drink be made from?
- Focus, as this may provide you with drink
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Collect" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case collect = concentrate.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 CONCENTRATE mean?
CONCENTRATE noun- A substance that is in a condensed form.
- To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.
- To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense.
- To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate.
- To focus one's thought or attention (on).