The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BLINDER
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More clues leading to the result BLINDER
- Spectacular performance where learner breaks cover
- Brilliant piece of play demanding drunken celebration
- Seeing less impressive performance
- Spectacularly good performance in tie involving student, I hesitate to say
- Spectacular performance a poke in the eye, possibly?
- Amazing performance finding viewers not so keen
- Less able to see great performance in play
- Learner breaks cover to give spectacular performance
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The straight part
We know that "spectacular performance" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case spectacular performance = blinder.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 BLINDER mean?
BLINDER adjective- (of a person or animal) Unable to see, due to physiological or neurological factors.
- (of an eye) Unable to be used to see, due to physiological or neurological factors.
- Failing to see, acknowledge, perceive.
- Of a place, having little or no visibility.
- Closed at one end; having a dead end
- Having no openings for light or passage.
- (in certain phrases) Smallest or slightest.
- Without any prior knowledge.
- Unconditional; without regard to evidence, logic, reality, accidental mistakes, extenuating circumstances, etc.
- Unintelligible or illegible.
- Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit.
- Something that blinds.
- A bag or cloth put over the head of a difficult horse while it is being handled or mounted.
- A screen attached to a horse's bridle preventing it from being able to see things to its side.
- An exceptional performance.
- A bout of heavy drinking, a bender.
- To fit (a horse) with blinders.
- (by extension) To obstruct the vision of.