The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SIMPLETON
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result SIMPLETON
- Is backward-looking politician exposed as a fool?
- Fool heading for scandal, one politician revealed
- Charlie‘s terror left during attack
- Is backtracking by politician to reveal a fool?
- … limps badly approaching school dunce
- Fool with money invested in drink disclosed …
- Thick sort of drink’s taken back from William Tell
- Initially shrewd young rascal spilled the beans? Wally!
- Foolish person
- Dope easy to name
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The straight part
We know that "Wally" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case wally = simpleton.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SIMPLETON mean?
SIMPLETON noun- A simple-minded person lacking common sense.