The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word EDDIE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result EDDIE
- Fellow journalists from left and right penning leader for Independent
- Fellow quickly went about banishing the third duke
- Fellow spun around endlessly
- Indeed, nameless drunk could be Murphy
- Boy given prescribed food endlessly
- Picnickers in woods surprisingly clipped our Eagle?
- Murphy, perhaps as part of balanced diet
- Eagle maybe supplied with prescribed food discards wrapping
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Fellow" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fellow = eddie.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.