Cryptic crossword clue
Democrat attack involving that man repelled conservative 3-4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DIE-HARD

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The straight part
We know that "conservative" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case conservative = die-hard.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DIE-HARD mean?

DIE-HARD noun
  1. A person with such an attitude.
DIE-HARD adjective
  1. Unreasonably or stubbornly resisting change.
  2. Fanatically opposing progress or reform.
  3. Complete; having no opposite opinion of anything in a particular topic of one's values; thorough of in one's beliefs.

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