The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CORSAIR
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More clues leading to the result CORSAIR
- Buccaneer’s reportedly indelicate manner
- Pirate’s rough appearance remarked on
- Pirate's vulgar tone evident to listener
- Pirate's vulgar song on the radio
- My manner entertains southern brigand
- Privateer recalling Capri as rocky in part
- . Pirate singing bawdy sea shanty
- Pirate recording of rude song
- Pirate radio initially interrupting island broadcast
- Pirate gold’s hidden in heap of stones, mostly
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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 = corsair.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 CORSAIR mean?
CORSAIR noun- A French privateer, especially from the port of St-Malo
- A privateer or pirate in general
- The ship of privateers or pirates, especially of French nationality
- A nocturnal assassin bug of the genus Rasahus, found in the southern USA.
- A Californian market fish (Sebastes rosaceus).