The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CHAPERON
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result CHAPERON
- Greek ferryman outside gym finds young female companion
- Two blokes engaging Oriental protectress
- Escort‘s car phone broken
- Attendant taking tea to Evita
- Broken car phone in Escort
- One accompanies guy playing, covering Queen
- Escort man working to protect Queen
- Female guard of honour
- Tea for every working escort
- One accompanies bloke playing, covering Queen
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "One accompanies" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one accompanies = chaperon.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does CHAPERON mean?
CHAPERON noun- An adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing some types of social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior.
- A hood, especially, an ornamental or official hood.
- A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals.
- To accompany, to escort
- To mother