The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word PREGNANT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result PREGNANT
- Expecting initially positive ruling
- Expecting ruling after pressure
- Expecting power in control
- Expecting president’s first ruling
- Quiet knight, tense, suppressing rising anger with child
- Sort of pause, being knocked up
- Successfully 7d 21d
- Expecting to be ruling alongside president
- Significant power in control
- Expecting to be quietly in power
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The straight part
We know that "Sort of pause/knocked up" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sort of pause/knocked up = pregnant.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 PREGNANT mean?
PREGNANT noun- A pregnant person.
- Carrying developing offspring within the body.
- Having numerous possibilities or implications; full of promise; abounding in ability, resources, etc.
- Fertile, prolific (usually of soil, ground etc.).
- Affording entrance; receptive; yielding; willing; open; prompt.
- Ready-witted; clever; ingenious.
- Compelling; clear, evident.