The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ASSESSOR
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ASSESSOR
- Judge runs after idiots like this
- One who evaluates beasts of burden? So right!
- One who values beasts of burden? So right
- Judge rose, as excited to imprison Nazis
- Examiner wanted dunces to have time out of class
- Person checking donkeys, tailless kind
- Judge bypasses Sorrento, missing a lot
- Fools mostly stood up for judge
- Bottoms almost tender, one judges
- Judge fools and you’re dropping the odds
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The straight part
We know that "Judge" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case judge = assessor.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.
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What does ASSESSOR mean?
ASSESSOR noun- One who assesses a property for tax or insurance evaluation.
- A specialist who assists the court in determining a matter.
- A civil servant entrusted with checking the veracity of data and criteria used by a taxpayer to complete a tax return.
- One who assesses a project for cost evaluation.
- (Oxford University) An official responsible for student welfare.