The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word EPICURE
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More clues leading to the result EPICURE
- Record I restore to health a foodie
- Gourmet’s dog tucking into last of nice pastry dish
- Impressive river suits someone who likes the good things of life
- Gourmet's dog tucking into last of nice baked dish
- Irrational, copper being brought in before hedonist
- Great musician and bon vivant
- Ambitious banker has great taste
- English beauty losing heart to person of taste
- Pleasure-seeker in eastern film lacking heart
- Connoisseur‘s old record I preserve
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The straight part
We know that "bon vivant" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bon vivant = epicure.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 EPICURE mean?
EPICURE noun- A person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink.