The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word TYPEFACE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result TYPEFACE
- The kind to confront design of print
- Kind female by a church font
- Courier’s one with a kind side
- Times, say, offers class features
- Kind fellow, one showing a character’s style
- Courier perhaps is an outside carrying kind
- Rockwell, say, showing kind fellow by a church
- Kind fellow, expert in print style
- Kind female in front of a church font
- Appearance of text borders on totally precise — fellow’s excellent
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The straight part
We know that "a character’s style" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a character’s style = typeface.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 TYPEFACE mean?
TYPEFACE noun- The particular design of some type, font, or a font family.
- The surface of type which inked, or the impression it makes.