The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MONIKER
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More clues leading to the result MONIKER
- Name: sounds like a girl's
- Name — a girl’s, by the sound of it
- Nickname of the Speakers’s girl?
- Name of man embracing love goddess
- Handle new ex-president in short time, right?
- Name woman involved in presidential scandal over blower
- Relations up in Rome misplaced name
- Girly slang name
- As an alias Keir changed second name first
- Holy man penning one Queen’s signature
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The straight part
We know that "Name" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case name = moniker.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 MONIKER mean?
MONIKER noun- A personal name or nickname; an informal label, often drawing attention to a particular attribute.
- A signature.
- An object (structured item of data) used to associate the name of an object with its location.