The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word HANDYMAN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result HANDYMAN
- He does odd jobs, hard, with many shifts
- One doing odd jobs had many shifts, note
- Jack-of-all-trades sinking ¥1000 into Chinese martial art ranking
- Prince informally introduced to monarch an odd-jobber
- Chap who fixes things in hospital also doctored many
- Jack-of-all-trades, using pointer, scores back to front
- Worker moving many after writing?
- The Queen embracing Murray, an all-round performer
- My Nan had gone to find odd-jobber
- Odd-jobber’s hinges tip and many back-to-front
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The straight part
We know that "odd-jobber" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case odd-jobber = handyman.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 HANDYMAN mean?
HANDYMAN noun- A man who does small tasks and odd jobs