The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word INSIPID
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More clues leading to the result INSIPID
- On reflection, sauce is not ideal at first, being tasteless
- Trendy little drink I had in flat
- Tasteless cool drink a princess once sent back
- At home drink I had is flavourless
- Cool drink the setter had without flavour
- Popular drink one duke finds tasteless
- Fashionable drink I had is devoid of flavour
- . Popular drink imbibed on vacation is tasteless
- Weak inside of mind, depression is back
- Popular drink I had lacking flavour
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The straight part
We know that "thus" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case thus = insipid.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 INSIPID mean?
INSIPID adjective- Unappetizingly flavorless.
- Flat; lacking character or definition.