The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 plus 2 letter word BUTTER UP
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result BUTTER UP
- Wild flower, less cold and flatter
- Flatter bottom before sheer climbs
- Flower without bit of colour is flatter
- Having lost semicircular shape, flower is flatter
- Be ingratiating to speak in local rising
- Soft soap and dairy product increased in price
- Flatter end turning white
- Stroke goat on mountain?
- Try to get round announcement that grocery item has got more expensive?
- Coax first of calves away from toxic plant
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Be ingratiating to/Be ingratiating to" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case be ingratiating to/be ingratiating to = butter 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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.