The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word PICAROON
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More clues leading to the result PICAROON
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- Select an old character, say
- Pirate shot and beheaded put ashore
- Pirate’s image, an outstanding Australian native
- Pirate! Or panic at sea about nothing?
- Pirate perhaps still gets broken oar working
- Irrational figure, timeless comic strip pirate
- Piratical type shot by a skipper at noon
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The straight part
We know that "Pirate" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pirate = picaroon.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.
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What does PICAROON mean?
PICAROON noun- A pirate or picaro.
- A pirate ship.
- A rogue.
- To behave as a pirate.