The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ENGINEER
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More clues leading to the result ENGINEER
- Plot turned on heading off kindly English
- A train driver's plan
- Odd couple from Eire seen with motor mechanic
- I never must follow English designer
- Eg Brunel’s technique ultimately, never without spirit
- Mastermind born during troubled reign
- Direct English poet’s never drinking alcohol
- Mastermind born in turbulent reign
- Arrange for a mechanic
- Contrive pretence, first off, about card game
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The straight part
We know that "designer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case designer = engineer.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 ENGINEER mean?
ENGINEER noun- A person who is qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering.
- A title given to an engineer.
- A person who controls motion of substance (such as a locomotive).
- A person employed in the engine room of a ship.
- To design, construct or manage something as an engineer.
- To alter or construct something by means of genetic engineering.
- To plan or achieve some goal by contrivance or guile; to wangle or finagle.
- To control motion of substance; to change motion.
- To work as an engineer.