The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SPOONFED
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More clues leading to the result SPOONFED
- Took off gripping comedian in the end, receiving undemanding pap?
- Unable to cope with a fork supper?
- Spoiled golf club – iron – on the last at Muirfield
- Spoilt new kid outside with little boy
- Hoaxed over name, given stuff to swallow uncritically
- Tricked involving end of lesson taught without challenge
- Fooled, absorbing notes initially given out bit by bit
- Childishly given food sent up around noon?
- Made fun about a name, got everything one needed
- Adopting name, made fun of privileged, somehow
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The straight part
We know that "taught without challenge" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case taught without challenge = spoonfed.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 SPOONFED mean?
SPOONFED verb- To help somebody (usually a baby or elder) to eat using a spoon; to feed using a spoon.
- To overly pamper or indulge someone, so that they do not act or think for themselves.
- To deliver information in as basic a manner as possible.