The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MEDIC
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result MEDIC
- Physician became dictator's prisoner
- Persian maître d’ I put over compliance
- This person in charge of getting invalid finally admitted?
- Doctor I caught beside the sea
- Pinch bottom of Italian family doctor
- Wine I substituted for lost love, doctor!
- Taking care of funny doctor
- Practitioner employed by extreme dictators
- Professional defined by wartime dictionary
- GP entering home, dictator!
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The straight part
We know that "Physician" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case physician = medic.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 MEDIC mean?
MEDIC noun- A doctor.
- A paramedic, someone with special training in first aid, especially in the military.
- A medical student.
- Of or pertaining to medicines; medical.
- Any of various European and North African herbs, of the genus Medicago, several of which are grown for fodder etc.