The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word TRENCHER
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More clues leading to the result TRENCHER
- English avoiding wooden ware getting expensive French plate
- Ditch royal bearer of food
- Digger‘s board
- Platter of fish captivating king and queen
- Fish that’s right for eating put on Queen’s platter
- Old platter of fish King’s tucked into — and Queen
- Fish about to return around River Plate
- One’s dug Queen platter!
- Cut some elephant foot yam and radish on the carving board
- Plate in digging machine
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The straight part
We know that "carving board" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case carving board = trencher.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 TRENCHER mean?
TRENCHER noun- A long plate on which food is served and/or cut.
- One who trenches; especially, one who cuts or digs ditches.
- A machine for digging trenches.