The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SUITOR
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result SUITOR
- Would-be lover wanting men at back of clubs?
- Stuffy executive or potential husband?
- Admirer of oddly stupid, yet rugged, prominence
- Hopeful lover, being rejected, goes off without you and I
- What’s jostling this old pretender, see? Court is
- Admirer has diamonds, maybe, and gold!
- Drunk labourites not able, unfortunately for lover
- Who may want lover? Men going to clubs?
- Diamonds, maybe gold, for lover
- Diamonds, for example, and gold for lover
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The straight part
We know that "Would-be lover" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case would-be lover = suitor.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 SUITOR mean?
SUITOR noun- One who pursues someone, especially a woman, for marriage; a wooer; one who courts someone.
- A party to a suit or litigation.
- One who sues, petitions, solicits, or entreats; a petitioner.
- To play the suitor; to woo; to make love.