The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word HOOPLA
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More clues leading to the result HOOPLA
- A large bear turned up in game
- Breaking shopaholic’s heart is fair game
- A large friendly bear standing up, fair game?
- Bear going round coastal city provides fair game
- Which person told dad, around 50 to fuss?
- Too much hype as it goes around a city
- Calling in Spanish, “Hello!”, priest interrupts a commotion
- Pope at the centre in Madrid, greeting in excitement
- Sideshow game‘s hard mountain to climb after two zeroes
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The straight part
We know that "commotion" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case commotion = hoopla.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.
What does HOOPLA mean?
HOOPLA noun- A bustling to-do, excited speech or noise.
- A carnival game in which the player attempts to throw hoops around pegs.