The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ELOQUENT
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result ELOQUENT
- Forceful, heartless ruler in Eastern group
- Persuasive doctor to queen crossing line
- Expressive line omitting one quote in translation
- Articulate English ruler heartlessly crushed by destiny
- The Spanish books cover heartless ruler that’s fluently persuasive
- Articulate European crowd welcome heartless monarch
- Expressive English and Latin quote about new inside
- Questionable bias deleted and rendered fluent
- Let one horribly round queen articulate
- Well-spoken lot 24A upset
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The straight part
We know that "fluent" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fluent = eloquent.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 ELOQUENT mean?
ELOQUENT adjective- Fluently persuasive and articulate
- Effective in expressing meaning by speech