The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word EXECUTOR
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result EXECUTOR
- Runner made redundant, perhaps, or estate manager
- He’s instructed to administer late orders
- He has the will to settle things
- Will official survive in the end, after old court restructured?
- Will manager & small businessman tour about together?
- One who has the will to get things dealt with
- Dead estate agent
- A willing appointee?
- One who’s left with a will?
- He works with a will
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What does EXECUTOR mean?
EXECUTOR noun- A person who carries out some task.
- A component of a system that executes or runs something.
- Someone appointed by a testator to administer a will; an administrator.
- An executioner.