The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word DOCTRINAIRE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result DOCTRINAIRE
- Impractically theoretical medic taking round out to home by river
- No criteria out of place following director with fixed opinions
- Lost credit on air for being dogmatic
- Dogmatic director in a recasting
- Rigid medico loses love in a rage
- Agitated trainer detains one physician ahead for being dogmatic
- I act in order to make it rigid
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The straight part
We know that "Impractically theoretical" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case impractically theoretical = doctrinaire.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DOCTRINAIRE mean?
DOCTRINAIRE noun- A person who stubbornly holds to a philosophy or opinion regardless of its feasibility.
- In France, in 1815-30, one of a school who desired a constitution like that of Britain.
- Stubbornly holding on to an idea without concern for practicalities or reality.