The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CONSTRUE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result CONSTRUE
- Explain hint of sedition in Tory faithful
- 24 Explain those against, concordant with the facts
- Interpret in exotic countries? Not I
- Understand tricks? Correct
- See people behind bars — honest-to-goodness!
- Make sense of arguments against? Correct
- Does honestly understand
- Interpret negative things honestly
- Understand what can fool people, right?
- Interpret as accurate when introduced by Tories
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Explain" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case explain = construe.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 CONSTRUE mean?
CONSTRUE noun- A translation.
- An interpretation.
- To interpret or explain the meaning of something.
- (grammar) To analyze the grammatical structure of a clause or sentence; to parse.
- (grammar) To admit of grammatical analysis.
- To translate.
- To infer.