Cryptic crossword clue
Bogart’s response when hassled? “Aw, beat it!”, he’d sigh, twitching 5,3,3,4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 plus 3 plus 3 plus 4 letter word WHAT’S THE BIG IDEA

I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "Bogart’s response when hassled" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bogart’s response when hassled = what’s the big idea.
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