The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LATIMER
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More clues leading to the result LATIMER
- Bishop burned with ire, fuddled with malt
- American newspaper almost right for English martyr
- Protestant martyr, subsequently recruiting Irish militant leaders
- Martyr subsequently enthralling one million
- After a while, Margrave’s introduced to the King’s chaplain
- This writer’s restricted by following yesteryear’s bishop
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The straight part
We know that "Martyr" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case martyr = latimer.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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