The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word GODPARENT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result GODPARENT
- Sponsor of moulded garden pot
- Sponsor rebuilt great pond
- Pet dragon is strange baptism participant!
- Sponsor’s yearly payment supporting rising boxer?
- Gran opted to act as child’s sponsor
- Font selection?
- Sponsor wanting party on the up, what you’d expect in civilised chap
- Progress with daughter meeting standard set by hospital department sponsor
- Grand poet, struggling, finds sponsor
- Sponsor of series sadly pulled out in upheaval of Great Depression
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The straight part
We know that "sponsor required" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sponsor required = godparent.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 GODPARENT mean?
GODPARENT noun- The person who stood for a child during a naming ceremony or baptism
- A godfather or godmother
- One who cares for a child if untimely demise is met by the parents