The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word APERIENT
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More clues leading to the result APERIENT
- Frenchman’s duck, caught by a favourite opener
- A cat or dog should eat nothing foreign as treatment for constipation
- What helps one go without head on beer? A pint, possibly
- Son of Welsh queen that’s initially nervous taking laxative
- Not a thing for Parisian to feed to Minou possibly!
- Drug that is seized by troubled parent
- Take off and tear round island — that should get you going
- Pain 19 treated with mild laxative
- Purgative “I repent”, a release
- Sort of medicine that gives a patient hesitation for a time
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The straight part
We know that "opener" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case opener = aperient.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does APERIENT mean?
APERIENT noun- A laxative, either in the form of a medicine or a food such as asparagus or hops, which has the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.
- Having a gentle laxative effect.