The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word FACILE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result FACILE
- Easily persuaded to find dossier implicating Bill
- Glib line about a Catholic
- Superficial dossier about a college
- Easy to accomplish data collection without Bill
- Getting a hundred into line is easy
- Superficial account placed in record folder
- Glib providing account in case
- Superficial account found in dossier
- Easy to deal with the Italian on the inside
- Simplistic account contained in dossier
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The straight part
We know that "Easily persuaded" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case easily persuaded = facile.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 FACILE mean?
FACILE adjective- Easy, now especially in a disparaging sense; contemptibly easy.
- Amiable, flexible, easy to get along with.
- Effortless, fluent (of work, abilities etc.).
- Lazy, simplistic (especially of explanations, discussions etc.).
- Of a reaction or other process, taking place readily.