The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 5 letter word VICE VERSA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result VICE VERSA
- The opposite of bad poet being listened to
- Verger’s first to see vicar forced into reciprocal relationship
- Mike Pence partly avers “diversification”? Other way round
- Six clubs always like climbing round the other way
- Poor service in London museum? On the contrary
- Eve’s vicar is upset when the order is changed
- Turned around AV service in disarray
- Sin, as priest wrote back, leads to the opposite
- Clubs always protected by plastic film
- Note always put in travel document? Just the opposite
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The straight part
We know that "the other way round" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case the other way round = vice versa.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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