The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word IGNORES
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result IGNORES
- Fails to notice Italian man pushing leader to the back
- Passes by Italian man when cycling
- Snubs foreign ladies, first to last
- Part of piggives cold shoulder
- Refuses to acknowledge regions needing redevelopment
- Passes over wild regions
- Pays no attention to Italian ladies, first to last
- Overlooks wild regions
- Disregards Italian gentleman whose cap is down
- Disregards cop, starts nicking minerals
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "gives cold shoulder" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case gives cold shoulder = ignores.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 IGNORES mean?
IGNORES verb- To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
- To pretend to not notice someone or something.
- Fail to notice.
- Not to know.