The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ANTONYM
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More clues leading to the result ANTONYM
- Great lover married? The opposite!
- A theatre award in New Mexico? It means the opposite
- Not many at sea? It means the opposite
- Opposite motorway, under a Gormley
- . Shakespearean character, male – figure indicative of opposition
- For villain, hero is one man Tony Montana holds
- Blunt ditching hot male? The opposite
- Man with morals, principally – or the opposite?
- For Joy it’s misery not coming back to split even the smallest amount with Miles
- Just the opposite in paean to nymphs
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The straight part
We know that "For Joy it’s misery" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case for joy it’s misery = antonym.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 ANTONYM mean?
ANTONYM noun- A word which has the opposite meaning of another word.