The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ENNOBLED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ENNOBLED
- Gave title to book the French poet from the south pens
- ENNOBLED
- Dignified death, hoarding old money
- Del Boy’s lead character and none other turned up dignified
- Honoured with high rank in the finish
- Opponents’ mockery of blonde with a title
- Honoured with Nobel, nerd’s somehow not reading
- Upsetting none is was bloody dignified
- Final count accepted and honoured
- Dignified none that got hurt and shed blood
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The straight part
We know that "Dignified" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case dignified = ennobled.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does ENNOBLED mean?
ENNOBLED verb- To bestow with nobility, honour or grace.
- To perform on a fabric the industrial processes of dry-cleaning, printing and embossing, and sizing and finishing.