The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word GRATEFUL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result GRATEFUL
- Appreciative, having this much coal?
- Pleased most of fireplace has variety of fuel
- Appreciative, given mince and almost bursting
- Obliged to pull back, when about to consider force
- Appreciative of a rug left around
- Satisfied with a quantity of fuel
- Under obligation, dropping rate fully? Only partially
- Pleased grid’s well-nigh complete
- Appreciative for quantity of coal
- Beholden to have mixture of gruel and fat
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The straight part
We know that "Obliged to" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case obliged to = grateful.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.
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What does GRATEFUL mean?
GRATEFUL adjective- Appreciative; thankful.
- Pleasing, welcome.