The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word GEORGE
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More clues leading to the result GEORGE
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- Withdrawing from Montenegro, Egypt's patron saint
- Stuff about English and their once and future king?
- Bolt secures English king
- King acted madly in theatre, executed patron
- He enjoyed 9, lodge or genteel houses
- Stuff about English prince or king?
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- Wolf encircles English saint
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "patron saint" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case patron saint = george.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.