The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 5 letter word LORD MAYOR
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More clues leading to the result LORD MAYOR
- Civic dignitary or duke, male punching sovereign after uprising
- City dignitary's doctor runs over to stop sovereign mounting
- Dignitary having to praise horse in speech
- Peer, prime minister or civic dignitary
- Doctor run over visiting royal flipping dignitary
- In speech, commend senior citizen
- Civic dignitary said to praise the PM for going topless
- Public official makes Mary drool
- Old army or unorthodox chief civil authority
- Dignitary has to praise horse in speech
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Worthy" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case worthy = lord mayor.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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