The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ACCLAIMED
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More clues leading to the result ACCLAIMED
- Famous Bill gets chlorine lined up
- Renowned Langdon’s principal character in “academic” novel
- Noted a cold, arranged medical
- Hailed by excited media, more than half of Clacton’s turned out …
- Famous Latin academic has a breakdown
- Celebrated academic in trouble, embracing student
- A medical college starting to become famous
- Famous aircraftsman rigs medical
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The straight part
We know that "famous" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case famous = acclaimed.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 ACCLAIMED mean?
ACCLAIMED verb- To shout; to call out.
- To express great approval (for).
- To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.
- To claim.
- To declare by acclamations.
- To elect to an office by having no opposition.
- Greatly praised or lauded, revered, highly respected.