The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word INFERIOR
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More clues leading to the result INFERIOR
- Suppose overthrow of French king is badly done?
- Deduce backward-looking French king is not so good
- Surmise about South American city being poor
- Presume European monarch will be overthrown as mediocre
- One new alternative to entertain perhaps – fire anyone who’s not the boss
- Wanting to understand “The Return of the King” in French
- Poor reason to consume port
- Soup produced finer or worse
- Conclude international gold is poor in quality
- Lower pants
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The straight part
We know that "mediocre" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case mediocre = inferior.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does INFERIOR mean?
INFERIOR noun- A person of lower stature to another
- Of lower quality
- Of lower rank
- Located below
- Situated below some other organ; said of a calyx when free from the ovary, and therefore below it, or of an ovary with an adherent and therefore inferior calyx.
- On the side of a flower which is next to the bract; anterior.
- Nearer to the Sun than the Earth is.
- Below the horizon.