The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ANNIE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ANNIE
- Woman pawning item on regular basis
- Part of UK covered by a Tyneside girl
- Queen adopts one orphan
- Girl primarily arranging nightly entertainment around N Ireland
- Musical princess grabbing Iggy’s top
- Young woman touring Vienna heading off
- Nannies essentially depicted in musical movie
- Berlin sharpshooter’s orphan
- Musical people like Mary Poppins limitlessly
- Musical passage in Nabucco holds up
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The straight part
We know that "Berlin sharpshooter’s/orphan" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case berlin sharpshooter’s/orphan = annie.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.