The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word CHEAPSKATE
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More clues leading to the result CHEAPSKATE
- Miser keeping pile in curious casket
- Is one at Billingsgate to get such after 27?
- Scrooge, perhaps keeping large amount in rough casket
- In conversation, speak out, beginning to engage one that’s near
- Welcome offer from fishmonger who is not normally generous type?
- Man eating guts of putrefied fish is a skinflint
- Careful fellow caught fish, bringing in a lot
- Miserly person embarrassed current collector
- He’s likely to look out for inexpensive fish
- Hunks – blokes entertaining English girl
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The straight part
We know that "one that’s near" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one that’s near = cheapskate.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CHEAPSKATE mean?
CHEAPSKATE noun- Someone who stingily avoids spending money.
- (by extension) Someone who does not give freely.