The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 3 letter word RAIN MAN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result RAIN MAN
- Award-winning picture of Spooner’s head published
- Tom Cruise film with daredevil navy airman
- Met Office employee on film
- Camera in Manchester loaded with film
- Software split for drama film
- Film of artist, US portrait painter
- Remake Narnia to include minute picture of Tom Cruise
- Kurosawa film overwhelms peculiar main Oscar winner
- Film of artist popular with staff
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The straight part
We know that "Award-winning picture" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case award-winning picture = rain man.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.