The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RETAKEN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result RETAKEN
- Republican worried about knowledge being picked up again
- Got back to see film about headless monster? Just the opposite
- Back under control, less disorderly after uprising, with King installed
- Nasty tear on doll
- Queen binds princess up, then knight captured again
- Rank tee shot? That may be this
- Republican worried about man shot again?
- Test might be concerned with reserve of old knowledge
- Some line Kate rehearsed in recess is filmed again
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "shot again" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case shot again = retaken.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 RETAKEN mean?
RETAKEN verb- To take something again
- To take something back
- To capture or occupy somewhere again
- To photograph or film again
- Taken again.