The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BASSIST
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More clues leading to the result BASSIST
- Musician's help following Brahms's intro
- Musician first featured in Band Aid
- Book to support one wielding an axe?
- . Fish is tiptop for this musician
- Musician‘s first on perch?
- Player runs out of money and is last to bet
- String player in Beethoven’s first needing help
- Born to help the lowly performer
- Musician given help by band-leader
- One provides accompaniment for fish first
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The straight part
We know that "player" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case player = bassist.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 BASSIST mean?
BASSIST noun- A musician who plays a bass instrument, especially the bass guitar.