The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PRESSIE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
P
R
E
S
S
I
E
More clues leading to the result PRESSIE
- Informally, offering crowd view, after stripping
- Something freely given? That is taken by force
- Printing house that is making a gift
- Gift that is trampled on by crowd
- Endlessly urged to accept one gift
- Journalists oddly shunning nice gift
- Offering journalists front and back of issue
- Insist on invulnerable casing for gift
- Gift that is beneath host
- Clasp that is gift
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "gift" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case gift = pressie.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 PRESSIE mean?
PRESSIE noun- A present (gift).
- A press conference or press briefing.