The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DOORSTEP
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More clues leading to the result DOORSTEP
- Place for waiter bringing thick slice of bread
- Where you might be kept waiting for a bit of bread?
- Could be a Frenchman’s pain / threshold
- Loved ones, cross, rebuffed attempt to interview?
- Party poster arranged? Try some canvassing
- Place for knocking shop at the back: make love with rest when light goes on
- Regular letters from court posted carelessly around – found on this?
- A lot of bread where the milk’s left?
- Rearing up, tame animals cross threshold
- Opening move in place for canvassers?
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The straight part
We know that "found on this?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case found on this? = doorstep.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 DOORSTEP mean?
DOORSTEP noun- An outside step leading up to the door of a building, usually a home.
- One's immediate neighbourhood or locality.
- A big slice, especially of bread.
- To visit one household after another to solicit sales, charitable donations, political support, etc.
- To corner somebody for an unexpected interview.