The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word TEENAGER
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result TEENAGER
- Youngster put his shirt on horse? Ends with the bookmaker!
- Youngster eats greens surprisingly – but no seconds whatever!
- Youth has eaten wrong half of Frankfurter, perhaps?
- Youth showing support in front of Harry and his gran
- Half of team keen to bring in new youngster
- Youth work grant with energy tripled?
- Young person brewing green tea
- Support anger management for one that’s 18 perhaps?
- Break agreement, expelling male youngster
- Peg to go on endlessly about each rule, initially for person who’s juvenile
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The straight part
We know that "one that’s 18 perhaps" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one that’s 18 perhaps = teenager.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 TEENAGER mean?
TEENAGER noun- A person between 13 and 19 years of age; an adolescent.