The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word CAPONE
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More clues leading to the result CAPONE
- Hoodlum’s a chicken when facing term in Newgate
- Do better than one notorious gangster
- Beat a gangster
- US gangster’s headwear, unique
- Cloak catching on for gangster
- Top individual criminal in America
- Gangster, better one
- Top figure for gangster
- Headwear put on single person used to hoods?
- Do better than a certain villain done for tax evasion
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "villain done for tax evasion" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case villain done for tax evasion = capone.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.