The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DESIRES
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result DESIRES
- Teacher fulfilling backward children’s needs
- Fancies gentleman surrounded by revolting offspring
- With dad gone, is this on one’s wish list?
- Wants attractive house round heart of Seville
- Wants little lad to hug father
- Wants fathers to go on dole after vacation
- Wants of French fathers
- Wants Lucy's husband to retire shortly
- Wants one to enter nice house
- Wants daughter to meet English gentlemen possessing energy!
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The straight part
We know that "Wants" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case wants = desires.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 DESIRES mean?
DESIRES noun- Someone or something wished for.
- Strong attraction, particularly romantic or sexual.
- The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.
- Motivation.
- To want; to wish for earnestly.
- To put a request to (someone); to entreat.
- To want emotionally or sexually.
- To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
- To require; to demand; to claim.
- To miss; to regret.