The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word GERMANIC
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More clues leading to the result GERMANIC
- Grand, and I hesitate to say obsessional, characteristic of some Europeans
- Like Wagner’s Ring, came with translation
- Family that includes English marine with George Cross, strangely
- Good American sadly ignoring leader of European group
- Some younger man I consulted about a group of Languages
- E.g. Dutch resistance involved in cracking Enigma Code originally
- Description of some Europeans being good at heart, unnerved lunatic
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The straight part
We know that "like Wagner" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case like wagner = germanic.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 GERMANIC mean?
GERMANIC adjective- Of or containing germanium.
- Containing germanium with a valence of 4.