The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 plus 3 letter word SPOKEN FOR
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More clues leading to the result SPOKEN FOR
- Engaged, made speech in favour
- Engaged person OK to dance, embracing female
- Reserved little man meeting female, overwhelmed by scent
- Broadcast on perks of being romantically attached
- Engaged in fixing Ken’s roof with a piece of PVC
- Track about boy with female, romantically attached
- Chatted in favour of being romantically attached?
- Engaged part of wheel, front almost spinning
- Trail around forlornly at first after Barbie’s boyfriend — is he or isn’t he?
- Funny person embracing female gaining approval to be engaged informally
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