The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 12 letter word OCTOGENARIAN
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More clues leading to the result OCTOGENARIAN
- Old person’s gone off with raincoat
- Go into care managed by an oldie
- New coronation age deprived of old Queen? She is such a one
- Veteran’s gone out in shabby raincoat
- Old man‘s gone with raincoat undone
- . Brief congregational disturbance after the removal of a good senior citizen
- In years, having four scores to settle, try retaliating, organising action near...
- Senior citizen’s retina can go awry along with edge of optic-nerve
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The straight part
We know that "In years, having four scores" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case in years, having four scores = octogenarian.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does OCTOGENARIAN mean?
OCTOGENARIAN noun- One who is between the age of eighty and eighty-nine, inclusive.
- Being between the age of 80 and 89, inclusive
- Of or relating to an octogenarian