The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word MONOGLOT
I've seen this crossword clue in Independent
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More clues leading to the result MONOGLOT
- . Make Tom log on again without a second language
- Old German in my French group only good at Spanish?
- No good line occupying discussion – that’s characteristic of the English?
- At work, log on, accessing word for translation, knowing only English?
- Meeting about long novel using one language
- Cooked moong with a bit of lemon, onion and tomato for person knowing only one tongue
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The straight part
We know that "that’s characteristic of the English" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case that’s characteristic of the english = monoglot.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 MONOGLOT mean?
MONOGLOT noun- A person capable of speaking only a single language.
- Capable of speaking only a single language; monolingual.