The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DECIDER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result DECIDER
- Remove alcohol? That settles it!
- Curtailed study applied to alcoholic drink, one’s settled
- Person who chooses answers inferior to A, B, C, followed by drink
- 12.1 to the Americans; for Germans, the big game
- Crucial match papers covered in December outside of Exeter
- Does holding 28s create a point to settle?
- Editor turning to drink, one with last word?
- Take up gamble in one choice of roulette bet for important game
- Drink after Edward’s put over point that settles things
- Case of delicate fruity drink providing the final contest
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What does DECIDER mean?
DECIDER noun- (of a controversy, question, etc) A person, divinity, or authoritative text which decides.
- An event or action which decides the outcome of a contested matter.
- A Turing machine that halts regardless of its input.