The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word OPTIMIST
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More clues leading to the result OPTIMIST
- Sunny type to settle on one sort of gloomy weather?
- Work, mostly cautious, by saint, hopeful one
- Some pop Tim is trilling: Mr Brightside, perhaps
- Work on Henman first — a cheerful type
- Choose one film for glass half-full type?
- Go with one film I’ll hopefully view
- Choose to admit the boy, is he the one who is upbeat?
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The straight part
We know that "I’ll hopefully view" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case i’ll hopefully view = optimist.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 OPTIMIST mean?
OPTIMIST noun- A person who expects a favourable outcome
- A believer in optimism