The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word JOHNSON
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result JOHNSON
- Playwright, for audience, author of meaningful work?
- Prime Minister‘s willy
- Literary doctor regularly phones about earlier unfinished work
- US president who’s a pain in the arse for May?
- Disciple following evangelist, a man of many words
- Lexicographer wearing underpants?
- Tory bigwig‘s heir on throne
- One wearing long pants produced 13s of 23 down
- Can thus name president
- President and scholar who, by definition, became famous
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The straight part
We know that "Literary doctor/Literary doctor" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case literary doctor/literary doctor = johnson.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 JOHNSON mean?
JOHNSON noun- Penis.