The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BALDWIN
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More clues leading to the result BALDWIN
- Plain land for Conservative statesman
- Obvious gain for Tory PM
- Conservative PM finally secured victory after setback forLabour
- Obvious triumph for a former PM
- Liberal participating in undesirable victory for Tory PM
- Smooth victory in Stanley
- After a very close shave, gain for C
- Former premier left in rotten land
- PM‘s obvious victory
- Plain landslide, perhaps, for PM
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Former premier" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case former premier = baldwin.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.