The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 plus 4 plus 3 plus 3 letter word OF MICE AND MEN
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More clues leading to the result OF MICE AND MEN
- Commend a fine new novel
- Book about aspects of computer chess games?
- Give order to find Emma once — or another book
- Best-laid plans
- Commend a fine novel or novella
- Novel with troops succeeds among faint-hearts
- Doctor returning during famine, once energised, for treatment of migrant workers?
- Commend a fine stirring story by Steinbeck
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The straight part
We know that "Book" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case book = of mice and men.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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