The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MISLEAD
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result MISLEAD
- Man perhaps stops crazy fool
- Guide badly unbalanced about Skye, perhaps
- Give false information to girl, say, deal off
- Take in booze for going around island
- Maiden joining loose ladies put on the wrong track
- Fool is left drowned in drink
- Man perhaps taken in by idiotic fool
- Fool is at first taken in by damsel in distress
- Man possibly taken in by crazy fool
- Cracking nuts is key to fool
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The straight part
We know that "Fool" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fool = mislead.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 MISLEAD mean?
MISLEAD verb- To lead astray, in a false direction.
- To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression.
- To deceptively trick into something wrong.
- To accidentally or intentionally confuse.