The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CENTAUR
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More clues leading to the result CENTAUR
- Mythical creature, gold in the middle? Not quite
- Horseman in a very old city going after money
- Tiny amount of money: gold rush’s beginning to make you cross
- Fabulous creature revealed by smell or sound
- Man mixed up with a nag uncertain about leaving home
- Mythical creature, so involved to become courtesan
- Horsey person brings coin to one ancient city
- Small coin, gold rand, showing legendary beast
- Mythological creature’s dog drinking neat rum
- Mythical creature of unusual nature with colt’s head
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The straight part
We know that "‘Fabulous Creature" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case ‘fabulous creature = centaur.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 CENTAUR mean?
CENTAUR noun- A mythical beast having a horse's body with a man's head and torso in place of the head and neck of the horse.
- (also capitalised) An icy planetoid that orbits the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune.
- A chess-playing team comprising a human player and a computer who work together.