The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word CARTOONIST
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result CARTOONIST
- Actors into playing Scarfe, say
- Actor is not cast to be producer of pictures
- Tacos rot in mouldy drawer
- Empty box — it’s stuffed into drawer
- One drawing finding traction so troublesome?
- Ring put in box? It’s stuffed in drawer
- Bell, perhaps, in vehicle also isn’t working
- Empty cardboard box? It’s stuffed in funny drawer
- Tidy, perhaps, trains too messy after onset of carousing
- Nothing inside box's first drawer
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "funny drawer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case funny drawer = cartoonist.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 CARTOONIST mean?
CARTOONIST noun- One who creates a cartoon or strip cartoon.
- One who both writes and illustrates comic books or graphic novels.