The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word QUIXOTIC
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More clues leading to the result QUIXOTIC
- Idealistic and somewhat unusual to dispense with tee?
- Who in Paris has toxic mix of the ideal and the chivalrous?
- Unrealistic cox quit, I suspect
- Depart around ten with nothing — French here mostly unrealistic
- Impractical to leave without bringing back farm animal with nice body
- Romantic Parisian who’s with non-European from distant shores
- Unrealistic question by one alien losing head
- Like Don is extravagantly chivalrous
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The straight part
We know that "Idealistic" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case idealistic = quixotic.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does QUIXOTIC mean?
QUIXOTIC adjective- Possessing or acting with the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality; exceedingly idealistic.
- Impulsive.
- Like Don Quixote; romantic to extravagance; absurdly chivalric; apt to be deluded.