The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 4 letter word NOT HALF
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result NOT HALF
- Cook hot flan? You bet
- Less than 50%? Absolutely right
- The minority or the majority, indeed!
- Tie to be broadcast: semi, indeed
- Tie that’s displaced the first semi, indeed
- Absolutely ludicrously hot inside baked dish that’s flipped over
- Accommodation outside hotel about to be reviewed? Certainly
- Freshly made hot flan gets an enthusiastic response
- Man compared to Newman a lot
- Less than an equal share? Absolutely!
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "an enthusiastic response" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case an enthusiastic response = not half.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.