The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word STEWARD
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result STEWARD
- Attendant almost to tread on person in care
- Official revealing hole by a road
- Supervisor to attract aliens northward
- Crew member checks mounting fear in two ways
- Racing official, good man beginning to exempt charge
- Official set off to battle with duke
- Manager of St Johnstone, finally topping division
- Guardian site has dropped one charge
- Attendant in a mess
- Flight attendant in tricky situation, very tricky after taking off initially
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The straight part
We know that "Guardian" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case guardian = steward.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does STEWARD mean?
STEWARD noun- A person who manages the property or affairs for another entity, particularly the chief administrator of a medieval manor.
- A ship's officer who is in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions.
- A flight attendant, a male flight attendant.
- A union member who is selected as a representative for fellow workers in negotiating terms with management.
- A person who has charge of buildings and/or grounds and/or animals.
- A fiscal agent of certain bodies.
- In some colleges, an officer who provides food for the students and superintends the kitchen; also, an officer who attends to the accounts of the students.
- In Scotland, a magistrate appointed by the crown to exercise jurisdiction over royal lands.
- In information technology, somebody who is responsible for managing a set of projects, products or technologies and how they affect the IT organization to which they belong.
- To act as the steward or caretaker of (something)