The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DIETER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result DIETER
- German bloke obeying regime
- German, one looking to shift stones, perhaps?
- Name of German who chooses food carefully?
- German fellow who'll eat less?
- German person with a restricted intake?
- German slimmer
- German male who’s trying to lose weight?
- Some concrete ideas rejected, as fat loser
- German who’s getting reduced fare
- BanterI introduced to restrain
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The straight part
We know that "German fellow’s" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case german fellow’s = dieter.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.