The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word WEAVER
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More clues leading to the result WEAVER
- Have doubts about English spinner
- He tends to loom and dither over everything at first
- You and I declare he’s a man of the cloth
- We assert he is a craftsman
- We mostly head off one’s intertwining yarn
- Worker‘s wife always accepting answer
- Bird one’s seen to bob, or duck
- Craftsperson with energy, say
- It’s a sort of bird, we affirm
- Spinner's first web over eaves, not spiralling initially, but starting to radiate
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The straight part
We know that "a man of the cloth" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a man of the cloth = weaver.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.
What does WEAVER mean?
WEAVER noun- One who weaves.
- A strand of material used in weaving.
- A weaverbird.
- An aquatic beetle of the genus Gyrinus.
- Certain fish of the family Pinguipedidae