The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ANOTHER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result ANOTHER
- Circle inside part of a flower is different
- A further section of orchestra not here
- Second drink for anonymous person?
- One further person yet to be named
- Different answer given by him, presumably
- One more bastard on earth
- One more on Earth destroyed
- One more construction on earth
- One more metamorÂphosis on earth
- One more part of flower absorbing oxygen
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The straight part
We know that "Second drink" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case second drink = another.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 ANOTHER mean?
ANOTHER pronoun- An additional one of the same kind.
- One that is different from the current one.
- One of a group of things of the same kind.