The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DESIRED
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More clues leading to the result DESIRED
- Yearned for title, ‘knight’ included
- Lusted after teacher indeed
- Wanted to be a schoolmaster, in fact
- Title in fact much wished for
- Section of étude Sir Edward wanted
- Wanted gentleman to conceal achievement? On the contrary
- Wanted something done about gentleman
- Wanted to see knight in action
- Was after teacher caught in act
- Wanted piece of rope in Eddie's mobile
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The straight part
We know that "Yearned for" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case yearned for = desired.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 DESIRED mean?
DESIRED verb- 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.
- Wished-for, longed-for