The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word NEEDING
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More clues leading to the result NEEDING
- . Wanting information back about Scottish city, in brief
- Wanting something done by Paul Hollywood, we hear
- Short of bakery job, say
- Requiring a baker’s job to be expressed
- In want of a sound pummelling!
- Requiring manipulation of the audience
- Short of editor at work, cutting back information
- Crying out for reconditioned engine to tour Germany
- Wanting to sack student — troubling
- Requiring ingredients shaken, not stirred!
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The straight part
We know that "Wanting" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case wanting = needing.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 NEEDING mean?
NEEDING verb- To have an absolute requirement for.
- To want strongly; to feel that one must have something.
- (modal verb) To be obliged or required (to do something).
- To be required; to be necessary.
- To be necessary (to someone).
- A need.