The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word EDITRESS
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More clues leading to the result EDITRESS
- Old journalist resisted changes
- First to exploit indefinable quality in garment, leading figure in rag trade?
- With year gone, I dye frizzy hair? Brown perhaps
- Such a journalist could be sistered
- Journalist resisted changes
- Newswoman up front in elegant clothes covering The X-Factor?
- Subtly resisted lady in charge of newspaper
- Newspaper boss, English, wearing appalling strides
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The straight part
We know that "leading figure in rag trade" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case leading figure in rag trade = editress.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 EDITRESS mean?
EDITRESS noun- A female editor.