Cryptic crossword clue
A comedy of defective-sounding breakdown crew? 6,6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 plus 6 letter word FAWLTY TOWERS

I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "A comedy" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a comedy = fawlty towers.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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