The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word TEAMMATE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result TEAMMATE
- Drink took two minutes in reaching fellow man
- No opponent has drink minutes before end of game
- Magnum drained after meal consumed with fellow player
- Fellow-player is kind of tame, repeatedly
- Fellow in dressing-room can be awfully tame in different ways
- South Indian mummy has endless tea at first before the heartless sports partner
- Cooked meats for colleague
- Fellow player possibly met twice with AA
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The straight part
We know that "fellow player" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fellow player = teammate.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 TEAMMATE mean?
TEAMMATE noun- One who is on the same team.