The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TUNEFUL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result TUNEFUL
- Ravel's one enthralled by flute playing of melodious quality
- Being so might make performance of lute fun
- Melodic way of having fun with lute
- Playing flute penning a French musical
- One French flute played outside in musical
- Fluent play outside centre court – how does that sound?
- Melodious fun playing with lute
- Musical enthusiast returns with unusual mixture of fuel
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The straight part
We know that "Being so might make performance of lute fun" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case being so might make performance of lute fun = tuneful.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 TUNEFUL mean?
TUNEFUL adjective- Having or producing a pleasing tune; melodic or melodious