The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 plus 4 letter word EDUCATING RITA
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More clues leading to the result EDUCATING RITA
- 1980s film teaching gunmen about technology
- Film “Titanic” — argued new version is needed
- Film review intact, I argued
- Worried about keeping golden bit by Bergman, when cutting film
- Comedy about classes, each retaining old money by way of toughness
- Film made by English money perhaps Bergman mostly appreciated
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The straight part
We know that "Comedy about classes" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case comedy about classes = educating rita.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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