The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word FATHEAD
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More clues leading to the result FATHEAD
- Idiot with fanciful idea penning articles
- Charlie brings articles into fashion
- Stupid articles probing passing craze
- Priest endlessly seeking promotion is a fool
- Overweight boss is a fool
- Fool parent falling short in current times
- Deficient padre given notice — dimwit!
- Fool in rage about uncontrolled heat
- Idiot in craze hoarding articles
- F for fool?
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The straight part
We know that "dimwit" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case dimwit = fathead.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 FATHEAD mean?
FATHEAD noun- An idiot; a fool.
- A cyprinid fish of the Mississippi valley, Pimephales promelas, the black-headed minnow.
- A labroid food fish of California; the California sheephead. Semicossyphus pulcher.
- A blobfish, Psychrolutes microporos
- Any of several species of fish of the genus Cubiceps