The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DANDY
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More clues leading to the result DANDY
- Excellent American man who is well dressed
- Those at core of rowdyism incurring fine
- Fine period of success in North Dakota? Just the opposite
- Father’s middle daughter falls for new beau
- Extremely dreary man about town
- Fine publication
- Fine, daily limits?
- First-rate comic, 1937-2012
- Desperate character unpacked deadly blade
- Which comic could start to deliver with hilarity ultimately?
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The straight part
We know that "man about town" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case man about town = dandy.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 DANDY mean?
DANDY noun- A man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance.
- A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl.
- A dandy roller.
- Like a dandy, foppish.
- Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be.
- Excellent; first-rate.