The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SUGARED
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More clues leading to the result SUGARED
- Subjected to a firing on TV and all the sweeter for it?
- Made sweet music in the middle, then argued terribly
- Sweet Sue needing drag, perhaps?
- Sweet paper being picked up used to be chucked
- Argued violently after son gets sweet
- Cook argued after shortbread’s first made sweeter
- Badly used cover for the counter duster was made more agreeable
- Synthesised drugs are right away sprinkled
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The straight part
We know that "Made sweet" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case made sweet = sugared.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 SUGARED mean?
SUGARED verb- To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar.
- To make (something unpleasant) seem less so.
- In making maple sugar, to complete the process of boiling down the syrup till it is thick enough to crystallize; to approach or reach the state of granulation; with the preposition off.
- To apply sugar to trees or plants in order to catch moths.
- To rewrite (source code) using syntactic sugar.
- To compliment (a person).
- Of food or drink, containing sugar.