The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DENTIST
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result DENTIST
- One filling small cavities over time?
- One fills some of the time at work
- Bash first for canine expert
- Professional looking down in the mouth?
- Extractor fan’s last in test I’d devised
- Cavity is treated initially by a health professional
- One with responsibility for bridge incident is testing spans
- Needing doctor? About time it’s inserted for Jock 7)
- He looks down in the mouth
- A number of people possibly sit and tend to shift about
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The straight part
We know that "He looks down in the mouth" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case he looks down in the mouth = dentist.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DENTIST mean?
DENTIST noun- A medical doctor who specializes in dentistry.