The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DEMOTIC
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result DEMOTIC
- Popular recording grabbing one, volume is turned up
- Popular, like Jersey-Ibiza return?
- Popular protest leads to convulsion
- Popular Communist leader supporting a protest on the outskirts of Tbilisi
- Popular‘s annual inspection I accommodated in the last month
- Popular protest has heart beating, not half
- Some police snatching book back for the people
- Popular musical recording: brief movement?
- Popular protest movement that can’t be controlled
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Popular" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case popular = demotic.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 DEMOTIC mean?
DEMOTIC noun- Language as spoken or written by the common people.
- Of or for the common people.
- Of, relating to, or written in the vulgar form of ancient Egyptian hieratic writing, with simplified, cursive hieroglyphs.
- Of, relating to, or written in the form of modern vernacular Greek.