The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RONDEAU
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result RONDEAU
- Man with money recited poem
- Poem composed around Elizabeth the First
- Poem and piece of music heard
- Little man with money recited poem
- Game to pen an ode, oddly, or another poem
- Poem oddly missing Orion? No, Daedalus
- Romeo regularly taking money for reciting poem
- Pound and Euro lines
- Piece of music making man money, we hear
- Poem, sadly unread, about love
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The straight part
We know that "A bit of 9 10/A bit of 9 10" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a bit of 9 10/a bit of 9 10 = rondeau.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 RONDEAU mean?
RONDEAU noun- A fixed form of verse based on two rhyme sounds and consisting usually of 13 lines in three stanzas with the opening words of the first line of the first stanza used as an independent refrain after the second and third stanzas.
- A monophonic song with a two-part refrain.