The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CORNERED
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More clues leading to the result CORNERED
- Enclosed crop before the beginning of December
- Circle is not put in a difficult situation
- Right to tuck into ice-cream and wine, with no real options available?
- Monopolised the market, but put in a difficult position
- Trapped like rooks at first, unable to move
- Fuelled by energy, my geek went round the bend
- Gosh, dweeb pocketing drug gets caught!
- Company taking on sailors, earl and socialist was put in a difficult position
- Rounded up but not rounded off
- Trapped free kick taken by journalist
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The straight part
We know that "Enclosed" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case enclosed = cornered.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 CORNERED mean?
CORNERED verb- To drive (someone or something) into a corner or other confined space.
- To trap in a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment.
- To put (someone) in an awkward situation.
- To get sufficient command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to manipulate its price.
- To turn a corner or drive around a curve.
- To handle while moving around a corner in a road or otherwise turning.
- To supply with corners.