The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word CONCIERGE
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More clues leading to the result CONCIERGE
- Porter’s egocentric rambling wasting time
- Terribly egocentric, having no time for hotel employee
- Hotel employee reducing anxiety about one gent? Not half
- One entering contracted agreement, gate’s opening and closing for doorkeeper
- Warden back in charge getting work unit into shape
- Tory council’s leader that’s sacked Reg as caretaker
- Generic shifts observed by company caretaker
- Nice doorman could with time become egocentric
- Hotel employee‘s scam, primarily covering insurance excess, ruins guest’s experience
- Improperly coercing English caretaker
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The straight part
We know that "Hotel employee" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hotel employee = concierge.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 CONCIERGE mean?
CONCIERGE noun- One who attends to the wishes of hotel guests.
- One who attends to the maintenance of a building and provides services to its tenants and visitors.