The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word PHARISEE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result PHARISEE
- Old Jew’s harp in need of tuning, I understand
- Quietly he accepts a pay increase, the hypocrite
- Hypocrite taking pence before he accepts a pay increase
- One’s hypocritical praise he rubbished
- Hypocrite needing hotel in the capital of France before middle of week
- Hypocrite‘s sanctimonious regard, almost stern inside
- Husband invested in capital with two Europeans? Hypocrite!
- Hypocritical person is a peer surprisingly — hard to figure
- Giving false praise he is a hypocritical type
- Hypocrite pairs off outside hotel on the borders of Europe
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The straight part
We know that "Hypocrite" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hypocrite = pharisee.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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