The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word GUESSTIMATE
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More clues leading to the result GUESSTIMATE
- Rough evaluation of visitor hugging son and current chum
- Stab lodger, one holding son and friend
- Hazard visitors will move tail-ender forward before one end to game
- Reckoning visitor with another singular friend will embrace one
- Reckon visitor introduced second couple after one
- Resident picked up single friend, creating uninformed speculation
- Gets me a suit tailored for a rather dodgy figure
- Visitor and one pal taking second stab at a figure
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The straight part
We know that "stab at a figure" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case stab at a figure = guesstimate.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does GUESSTIMATE mean?
GUESSTIMATE noun- An estimate that is hardly any better than a guess, often because it is based on insufficient or unreliable data.
- To make a guesstimate.
- To make a guesstimate of a specific quantity.