The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ELIGIBLE
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More clues leading to the result ELIGIBLE
- Desirable belle’s wild about one soldier
- Qualified to become important setter taken up in women’s magazine
- That French woman seizes one in Britain, chasing one ready for marriage
- Suspect bilge, lie is appropriate
- Biblical hero’s glee over finding such bachelors
- How could gillie be qualified?
- Fit priest, well-built, upset by the French
- Big lie fabricated left European in fit
- Rock the French after the Spanish one gets qualified
- Suitable large island to the north protected by the Spanish and the French
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Fit" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fit = eligible.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 ELIGIBLE mean?
ELIGIBLE noun- One who is eligible.
- Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something
- Worthy of being chosen (for marriage)