The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word FIGARO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result FIGARO
- Famous Sevillian fruit, orange, not half round!
- Man fails to open a giro transfer
- Old tease provided backing for musical character
- Soldier in airborne force upset old barber
- Old newspaper provided when turning up for the singing barber
- Barber’s fair go for styling
- Old guy provided backing for servant getting married
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Famous Sevillian" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case famous sevillian = figaro.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.