The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SNAFFLE
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More clues leading to the result SNAFFLE
- Eleven German admirers upended Nick
- Take the Spanish female supporters back
- Appropriate / bit
- Second French article whose content is inferior? A bit
- Grab hold of elf fans keeling over
- Pixie lover's sent up a bit
- Pinch a bit
- Catch some Tolkien readers, perhaps, being taken aback
- A bit vulgar to interrupt golfer from the east
- Fairy and supporters returned to nick
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The straight part
We know that "a bit" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a bit = snaffle.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SNAFFLE mean?
SNAFFLE noun- A broad-mouthed, loose-ringed bit (metal in a horse's mouth). It brings pressure to bear on the tongue and bars and corners of the mouth. Often used as a training bit.
- Decorative wear that looks like a snaffle.
- To put a snaffle on, or control with a snaffle.
- To clutch by the bridle.
- To grab or seize; to snap up.
- To purloin, or obtain by devious means.