The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word YACHTSMAN
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More clues leading to the result YACHTSMAN
- The Caymans ordered to expel European sailor
- Sailor sporting many hats around Cowes initially
- He’d put out east from the Caymans, somehow?
- Sailor is toady inviting in German eight, not English
- Sailor may snatch rum
- Maybe Chichester Cathedral’s leader wears many hats at work
- The Caymans managed to expel English sailor
- Sailor in the Caymans stupidly wasting energy
- Hasn’t YMCA changed the guy in the sailor outfit?
- One in boat
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The straight part
We know that "He’d put out east from the Caymans, somehow?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case he’d put out east from the caymans, somehow? = yachtsman.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 YACHTSMAN mean?
YACHTSMAN noun- A man who sails a yacht.