The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 plus 4 plus 4 letter word MY FAIR LADY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result MY FAIR LADY
- Wow! Magical creature's hugging boy in film
- A beauty of a musical
- Woman from posh part of London ignores first American musical
- Woman from W1 missing a show
- Show writer’s Just a Boy alongside Journey’s End
- Musical boy tucking into extremely mouldy brownie
- Musical West End girl’s self-description pre-elocution lessons?
- End of summer. Day spent with family making a film
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "musical" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case musical = my fair lady.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.