The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word HERR
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result HERR
- Woman’s right to a German address?
- Sin by husband, a German mister
- Hitler’s dream? He made list possibly
- Ambassador getting clergyman’s 22 down address
- The woman’s right, sir, in Germany
- Somewhat bizarre, Heidi flipped over German fellow
- Foreign title given in foolish error
- This German when topless shows boob
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The straight part
We know that "German mister" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case german mister = herr.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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