The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word LAVISHED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result LAVISHED
- Generously offered ladies one drop
- Showered in small room atop one outhouse
- Showered in one rudimentary building behind toilet
- Dean’s shown up without pill I drop to get wasted
- John, yours truly, and that woman had showered
- John, one wanting office outside, maybe spent to much?
- Showered in little room, is he beginning to dry?
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The straight part
We know that "spent to much" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case spent to much = lavished.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 LAVISHED mean?
LAVISHED verb- To give out extremely generously; to squander.
- To give out to (somebody) extremely generously.