The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word INDULGE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result INDULGE
- Humour’s eluding oddball
- Eluding rocks, take to the drink?
- Dug line out producing spoil
- At home, 16 once devoured contents of full English
- To satisfy doctor I’d lunge
- Humour eluding vagrant
- Spoil home with glued repair
- Eluding exercise, just gratify yourself!
- Give way to die — lung collapses
- Humour eluding nuts
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The straight part
We know that "Spoil" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case spoil = indulge.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 INDULGE mean?
INDULGE verb- (often followed by "in"): To yield to a temptation or desire.
- To satisfy the wishes or whims of.
- To give way to (a habit or temptation); not to oppose or restrain.
- To grant an extension to the deadline of a payment.
- To grant as by favour; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request.