The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word INTIMATE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result INTIMATE
- Hint eventually used around answer time
- Item ain't terribly close
- Bosom I’d removed from cow
- Isn't without sensitivity, initially, one partner being this?
- Hint of bosom
- In time I marry close friend
- Convict admitting thieving idiots originally thick as thieves!
- Suggest getting close
- Doing parts eventually quite personal
- Private signal
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The straight part
We know that "close" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case close = intimate.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.
What does INTIMATE mean?
INTIMATE noun- A very close friend.
- (in plural intimates) Women's underwear, sleepwear, or lingerie, especially offered for sale in a store.
- To suggest or disclose (something) discreetly.
- To notify.
- Closely acquainted; familiar.
- Of or involved in a sexual relationship.
- Personal; private.
- Pertaining to details that require great familiarity to know.