The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word CUL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
C
U
L
More clues leading to the result CUL
- Where there's many a U-turn - constant messing with sad clue?
- Accused rogue hemming in learner driver in street
- ‘Blind alley’, possibly clued as ‘Close’, originally
- Cad’s clue is dreadful — it doesn’t get you anywhere
- Lawsuit with French aristo turning to cross large street
- Accused in crash involving learner driver in blind alley
- Blind alley, as clued cryptically by foremost of compilers
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The cryptic/wordplay part
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