The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ETHANOL
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More clues leading to the result ETHANOL
- The loan is wasted getting alcohol
- Elizabethan old-timer bottles alcohol
- Fuel putting out no heat and just the first hint of light
- Fuel compared to first of oil in middle of well
- Intoxicant consumed by Gareth, an Olympian
- Intoxicant making wound not heal?
- Shabby hotel hides a new drug
- Essential to hooch, a naturally occurring liquid, primarily?
- It’s found in cocktails somewhat more than olives
- Chemical in an hotel getting sprayed
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The straight part
We know that "Essential to hooch, a naturally occurring liquid, primarily?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case essential to hooch, a naturally occurring liquid, primarily? = ethanol.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 ETHANOL mean?
ETHANOL noun- A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH3-CH2-OH.
- Specifically, this alcohol as a fuel.