The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CAMELEER
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result CAMELEER
- Desert traveller arrived needing shelter, right?
- Rider turned up with suggestive look
- Arrived to gloat at animal supervisor
- Lawrence often famously happened to look askance
- Driver in desert arrived with lascivious look
- Turmoil in vehicle for African driver
- Desert traveller in vehicle admitting state of confusion
- He pilots a ship of sorts
- Train driver in desert, say, loading scrap in coach
- Rider arrived, as wind changed direction
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The straight part
We know that "Driver in desert" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case driver in desert = cameleer.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 CAMELEER mean?
CAMELEER noun- Camel driver or camel rider, one who travels by camel.