The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word HOTELIER
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result HOTELIER
- Innkeeper’s spicy pork pie eaten by Edgar on vacation
- One supplies accommodation where the Loire flows
- Room provider keen to have Queen about to occupy bed
- Innkeeper resettled in the Loire
- One having pension in the Loire, moving
- Loveless siren enthralling lean landlord, maybe
- One in the role cast as Basil Fawlty?
- Ritz, say, may offer more comfortable time for male
- Accommodating type from the Loire in trouble
- One offering accommodation in small house with phone? That is right
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The straight part
We know that "as Basil Fawlty?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case as basil fawlty? = hotelier.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 HOTELIER mean?
HOTELIER noun- Someone who runs a hotel