The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BROGUE
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More clues leading to the result BROGUE
- Born with ancient Greek accent
- Villain is after British accent
- Beyond belief originally, irregular accent
- Footprint could be left by this criminal at end of job?
- British rapscallion’s stout shoe
- Origin of Bond villain’s accent
- Born villain’s dialect?
- Second-rate heel for shoe
- British rascal – he might put his foot in it!
- “Shoe“, in a manner of speaking
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The straight part
We know that "stout shoe" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case stout shoe = brogue.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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What does BROGUE mean?
BROGUE noun- A strong dialectal accent. In Ireland it used to be a term for Irish spoken with a strong English accent, but gradually changed to mean English spoken with a strong Irish accent as English control of Ireland gradually increased and Irish waned as the standard language.
- A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.
- A heavy shoe of untanned leather.
- To speak with a brogue (accent).
- To walk.
- To kick.
- To punch a hole in, as with an awl.
- To fish for eels by disturbing the waters.