The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word OTHELLO
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More clues leading to the result OTHELLO
- Rings about the lines in play
- Where eg Jezebel appears, suffering love for Venetian
- Books first half of musical play
- Back to welcome tragic hero
- Play set in brothel, loveless
- Play a game
- Play old Lionel Richie hit; about time!
- Game of strategy’s too complicated to grip male students
- Whole lot transferred out west
- Labour leader in hotel, upset after love tragedy
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "he doubted his wife" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case he doubted his wife = othello.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.