Cryptic crossword clue
Leader of the Quintette du Hot Club de France and what he did after the priest left – really struggled 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word GRAPPLED

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What does GRAPPLED mean?

GRAPPLED verb
  1. To seize something and hold it firmly.
  2. To wrestle or tussle.
  3. (with with) To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem.
GRAPPLED verb
  1. To fasten, as with a grapple; (by extension) to fix; to join indissolubly.
  2. To climb (whether by means of a grapple and rope, or by hand, etc).
  3. To use a grapple (for example to attempt to find, hook, and raise a net or cable).
  4. To hook and raise with a grapple.

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