The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word NOBLEST
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More clues leading to the result NOBLEST
- Name Old Boy in case most virtuous
- Most distinguished head in case
- Nut in case most generous
- Jack allowed to inspire son to be most virtuous
- Certainly not confirmed as most imperial
- Most aristocratic not really favoured
- Most aristocratic old boy left in retreat
- Sleb? Not sort Brutus was, said Antony
- One from among notables worsted – such as Brutus?
- Most illustrious reporter’s experience bringing happiness to audience
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The straight part
We know that "most generous" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case most generous = noblest.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does NOBLEST mean?
NOBLEST adjective- Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.
- Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid.
- Of exalted rank; of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn.
- (of a polyhedron) Both isohedral and isogonal.