The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ADMIRAL
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More clues leading to the result ADMIRAL
- Endlessly respect a Liberal naval commander
- Mostly respect a large ship’s commander
- Naval officer, mostly commendable, book omitted
- Endless respect little man gives senior officer
- Butterfly is someone looked up to by Lieutenant Pinkerton?
- Endlessly praise a learner, a cadet who really made it?
- Mostly respect a large naval commander
- Superior salt with value to be cut by a pound
- Almost revere a large senior officer
- One engaged in drama at sea leading at the front?
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The straight part
We know that "One engaged in drama at sea leading at the front?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one engaged in drama at sea leading at the front? = admiral.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ADMIRAL mean?
ADMIRAL noun- A naval officer of the highest rank; the commander of a country's naval forces.
- A naval officer of high rank, immediately below Admiral of the Fleet; the commander of a fleet or squadron.
- A flag officer in the United States Navy or Coast Guard of a grade superior to vice admiral and junior to admiral of the fleet (when that grade is used). An admiral is equal in grade or rank to a four-star general.
- The ship which carries the admiral, the flagship; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet.
- A prince or Saracen leader under the Sultan.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Kaniska and Vanessa, especially a red admiral or white admiral.