The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 plus 5 letter word MR RIGHT
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result MR RIGHT
- Power to engage Bishop as man suitable for wedding
- Husband material skipped a ceremony, they say
- . Ideal man may possess posh car
- Ideal man using strength to secure luxury car
- Husband hopefully has power, owning two castles
- Ideal partner the missus left, it’s inferred?
- Runs after male, just the man she’d like to be with?
- Suitable partner‘s rather depleted in power
- Bishop in power, a woman’s ideal man?
- Could possessing posh car be male ideal?
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "the man she’d like to be with" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case the man she’d like to be with = mr right.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.