The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TALKIE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result TALKIE
- Film story covering literary hero short of money
- Army of volunteers like unusual sort of film
- Modern film of alcoholic following end of treatment
- Drunkard appears after start of the film
- Picture of old heavy drinker after time
- Finally shout like a crazy, not silent
- Kind of picture that speaks volumes?
- Negotiate over one extra’s opening in film
- Like to be free after tea, having no energy for film
- End of engagement like a bad movie
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The straight part
We know that "film" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case film = talkie.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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What does TALKIE mean?
TALKIE noun- A movie with sound, as opposed to a silent film.