Cryptic crossword clue
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The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word INTENDANT

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What does INTENDANT mean?

INTENDANT noun
  1. Administrator of an opera house or theater.
  2. One who has the charge, direction, or management of some public business; a superintendent.
  3. A governor in various specific contexts, including certain South American countries, and historically in the kingdoms of Spain, Portugal, and France, and in imperial China.
INTENDANT adjective
  1. Attentive.

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