The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MIDWIFE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result MIDWIFE
- Delivery worker in Southern France importing tungsten and iron
- Kind of crisis with replacing learner who makes deliveries
- One helping with delivery of male fish to mate
- The art of delivery omits lines for its exponent
- Delivery worker in the south of France going around with iron
- Labour supporter stupid to upset ‘the other half’?
- An expert in safe delivery?
- If it could be one assisting in childbirth
- Delivery woman?
- A nurse is 25% better?
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The straight part
We know that "its exponent" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case its exponent = midwife.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 MIDWIFE mean?
MIDWIFE noun- A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.
- Someone who assists in bringing about some result or project.
- To act as a midwife
- To facilitate the emergence of