The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 plus 5 letter word STRETCHER PARTY
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More clues leading to the result STRETCHER PARTY
- Those who give a lift to a player who can't keep going?
- Does one do yoga and do they bear the suffering?
- Keep fitter? Do — it gives poorly folk a pick-up
- Performers of moving service for victims
- Group carrying cases at Waterloo, for example
- Two slices of tripe eaten by lively Chester gathering occasioning ambulance crew?
- Group helping patients with uplifting and moving performance
- Pretty charters drafted for group of ambulance staff
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Those who give a lift to a player who can't keep going?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case those who give a lift to a player who can't keep going? = stretcher party.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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