The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word AWE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result AWE
- A couple of points engendering reverential fear
- “Say when” used regularly brings wonderment!
- Hoping to drink German wine that's sublime
- Wonder Woman's first admitted to A & E
- A German gentleman with inner power in a team is amazing
- Fear the sound of a blade
- Was Wren alternatively shown to inspire with wonder?
- Amazing seed, if so, could become seaweed
- Reverence and worship expansive at first
- Fear wife’s stuck in casualty
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The straight part
We know that "Reverence" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case reverence = awe.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 AWE mean?
AWE noun- A feeling of fear and reverence.
- A feeling of amazement.
- Power to inspire awe.
- To inspire fear and reverence in.
- To control by inspiring dread.