The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 2 plus 4 letter word BEAR IN MIND
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More clues leading to the result BEAR IN MIND
- Consider what Milne had, presumably, when writing
- ‘Sorry, Ned, I’m Brian, remember?‘
- Consider marine that’s deployed in difficult situation
- Remember marine struggling in difficulty
- Remember the animal is at home to receive attention
- Remember what, until her rude awakening, Goldilocks didn’t have?
- Remember coming from Paddington? Cool view
- Remember Marine shot in twenty-nine
- Remember Paddington? Popular personality
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The straight part
We know that "Consider/what Milne had, presumably, when writing" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case consider/what milne had, presumably, when writing = bear in mind.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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