The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 2 letter word PLAY UP
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More clues leading to the result PLAY UP
- Turn the spotlight on drama at college
- Emphasise trouble
- . Misbehave in performance, getting excited
- Throw a tantrum when baby eats plant
- Redouble one’s efforts to find parking close to store for future use
- Badly behave and give undue prominence to it
- Emphasise power with shot on court
- Be awkward, as conceited young man that’s put inside
- Spotlight malfunction
- Young fellow about to bet and behave badly
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The straight part
We know that "Be awkward" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case be awkward = play up.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.
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