The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word BARTENDER
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More clues leading to the result BARTENDER
- Bank on young local worker
- One may need skill to interrupt excessive drinking session
- Enter bard, tipsy pub worker
- Jag seals about right for saloon worker?
- Pub employee placing ban on nurse?
- Trade admitting death of drink provider
- Publican’s purpose in trade
- Render tab to be resolved? I might!
- A source of rum and bit of tequila during binge?
- This guy‘s skill welcomed by drinking party
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The straight part
We know that "mixologist" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case mixologist = bartender.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 BARTENDER mean?
BARTENDER noun- One who tends a bar or pub; a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar.