The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SURGEON
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result SURGEON
- Boy consuming egg and bones
- Cutter to press forward
- Medic definitely working about middle of night
- Son harbours desire to be a theatre worker?
- Doctor has son to encourage
- Medical woman’s offspring admitting desire
- Theatre worker and caviar supplier short of time
- Fish needs removal of last of short bones with blade
- Offspring hiding desire for doctor
- Scottish politician sets aside time for theatre worker
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The straight part
We know that "bones with blade" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bones with blade = surgeon.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 SURGEON mean?
SURGEON noun- One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals.
- A surgeonfish.