The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 10 letter word PAST PARTICIPLE
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More clues leading to the result PAST PARTICIPLE
- Former role here in Paris starts on picket line, extremely shaken, drunk or stoned
- Old man’s tip: claret is drunk without one drop ultimately getting wasted – or spilt?
- Possessing minimal money, speaker’s spent a tiny bit to get heard perhaps?
- & 14d Wrapping it up in fancy plastic paper is what’ll help make present perfect
- Unconventional part special tip had, say
- It could be eaten or drunk
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The straight part
We know that "wasted – or spilt/man" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case wasted – or spilt/man = past participle.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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