The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 plus 3 plus 4 letter word ON THE NOSE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result ON THE NOSE
- To win only in bullring's location?
- Honest one managed to win
- To win, punch opponent here?
- Win only against those without a goal? Not quite
- Brutally honest person steals? Exactly!
- Exactly at that time, seaman carried in sole
- Where glasses sit precisely
- To win only subsequently leads to optimism seen in an individual
- Honest one struggling to win
- Exactly in America characteristic of glasses?
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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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