The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BEADLE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result BEADLE
- American discovered in plot with the foreign official
- Bleed a corrupt minor official
- College’s official notice lecturer’s got in working party
- Notice large worker’s collared parish officer
- Rosary item dominating empty life for parish officer
- Official could be desirable? No sir!
- Parish officer to stay, given new deal
- Be regularly sandalled as mace-bearer
- Old-fashioned officer, busy type grabbing naughty lad
- Jewel associated with the French and Parish official
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The straight part
We know that "Old-fashioned officer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case old-fashioned officer = beadle.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 BEADLE mean?
BEADLE noun- A parish constable, a uniformed minor (lay) official, who ushers and keeps order
- (ecclesiastic) an attendant to the minister
- A warrant officer