The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SIGHTSEER
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More clues leading to the result SIGHTSEER
- Tourist showing sense — wise man
- Drive out of capital of Turkey, chasing a great deal for the tourist
- Somehow his trees initially gladdened a tourist
- Tourist maybe to express sadness over trees destroyed
- Traveller set off, one showing despair going around
- Slim, wise man losing pound for looker abroad?
- Quote reportedly visionary traveller
- Tourist mentioned these locations in East End
- Tourist and prophet pursuing vision
- Place brand under discussion for a tourist
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The straight part
We know that "Tourist maybe" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case tourist maybe = sightseer.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 SIGHTSEER mean?
SIGHTSEER noun- One who goes sightseeing; one who goes around to look at sights or see things of interest; a tourist.