The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RAREST
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result RAREST
- Least known artist ahead of others
- Others holding artist up? Most unusual
- Most unusual artist on break
- Rex needs a break – most unusual
- A republican turning on paper’s most unusual
- It’s very hard to get collar right at the front
- Most uncommon seeing rats scurrying round about
- Sartre turned out to be most unusual
- A breather after run that’s most unusual
- Most unusual member of academy needing support
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The straight part
We know that "that’s most unusual" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case that’s most unusual = rarest.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 RAREST mean?
RAREST adjective- Very uncommon; scarce.
- (of a gas) Thin; of low density.
- Good; enjoyable.
- (particularly meats) Cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red (in the case of steak or beef in the general sense).