The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MADONNA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result MADONNA
- Singer very keen on Noah, oddly
- Crazy over North American icon
- Mother figure spreading heavenly food around party
- Singer retired in the year daughter and American married
- Late adopter‘s nuts working? Not applicable
- Singer’s party includes miraculous food? Quite the reverse
- Mary's party ...tucked into heavenly food
- Mary delirious about new introduction to Adonis
- Superstar provides heavenly bread stuffed with delicious olive tips
- Singer is angry about sodium
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The straight part
We know that "M/other /figure" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case m/other /figure = madonna.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 MADONNA mean?
MADONNA noun- A one-footed lien-to-tail trick, where the front foot is taken off and kicked out straight down behind the board.