The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TATER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result TATER
- Royal supporting art gallery — King Edward, perhaps
- Rejecting seconds, one who tries starchy food
- Rubbish written by Her Majesty – or King Edward
- Toast periodically given to King Edward? Could be!
- Restaurant finally put away recipe for common vegetable
- Rubbish monarch? King Edward, for one
- Murphy‘s treat, cooked
- Rubbish queen for King Edward, say
- Spud that’s less hard: I’m not sure
- Such as King Edward’s stateroom? Just part of it
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The straight part
We know that "King Edward, say" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case king edward, say = tater.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 TATER mean?
TATER noun- A potato.
- A home run