The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 13 letter word BUTTERFINGERS
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More clues leading to the result BUTTERFINGERS
- Time to tuck into finest burger concoction — oops, dropped it!
- Speak after bartender initially identifies one who spills a lot?
- Careless type playing with fire gets burnt
- Prepare soldiers? One’s clumsy
- Goat toys with clumsy person
- Get ready for a boiled egg? One spills a lot
- Goat, perhaps, identifies missing person
- Refined frigid brunettes I’d abandoned — one wouldn’t make much of a catch!
- Blood group, say, identifies such a clumsy individual
- One can’t catch rams without a pointer
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The straight part
We know that "one who spills a lot" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one who spills a lot = butterfingers.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 BUTTERFINGERS mean?
BUTTERFINGERS noun- Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.