The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SENTIMENT
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More clues leading to the result SENTIMENT
- Some present I mentioned giving opinion
- Attitude of one male in small clinical speciality twice
- Living without Mike? There’s a thought!
- Maiden stopping conscious of general opinion
- Feeling delighted to eat porridge, ultimate for Scotsman!
- Thrilled to embrace New Age feeling
- Living without Mike? That’s a thought!
- Directed to go on adopting new age attitude
- Soldiers dispatched to Italy without feeling
- Medium blocking conscious feeling
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The straight part
We know that "general opinion" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case general opinion = sentiment.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 SENTIMENT mean?
SENTIMENT noun- A general thought, feeling, or sense.
- Feelings, especially tender feelings, as apart from reason or judgment, or of a weak or foolish kind.