The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 5 letter word RIGHT ANGLE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result RIGHT ANGLE
- Corner at 90 — that needs precise approach
- 20 across has many a one, from Conservative point of view
- Hot, wearing kit attached to mat — it’s 90 degrees!
- Correct perspective for seeing something trigonometrical
- Twisted mess, they say? It’s not oblique
- Product of 1 across/1 down is just fish
- Doctor and husband clash in corner of square
- Correct perspective that’s formed by 1 Across and Down
- First of things removed from complete mess found in corner of square
- Corner at 90
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "that’s formed by 1 Across and Down" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case that’s formed by 1 across and down = right angle.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 RIGHT ANGLE mean?
RIGHT ANGLE noun- Half of the angle formed by a single straight line, equivalent to 90 degrees.
- An ∟ character.