The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word FUSSPOT
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More clues leading to the result FUSSPOT
- Worrier fired up seeing initially awkward situation
- One very particular about things in song and dance fund
- On reflection, some laptop’s sufficient for a particular person
- Following American ship, shoot at old woman
- Perfectionist‘s fine American pickle
- . Pedant’s loudly taking issue about cutting edges on grass
- Pedant from start to finish on position by compilers
- Fellow going to America to see particular individual
- Worrier following American spy
- Old woman creating mouldy smell that holds operations up
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The straight part
We know that "call him an old woman" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case call him an old woman = fusspot.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 FUSSPOT mean?
FUSSPOT noun- A person who makes a fuss, particularly about trivial things.