The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word WHIMSICAL
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More clues leading to the result WHIMSICAL
- Mischievous, tailless cat, not accepted in stage show
- Fanciful act overturned, protecting particular chap thus
- Capricious wife greeting Hamilton, say, out of uniform
- Capricious leaders of Wyndham’s hail iconic non-U musical
- Capricious male thus pursuing wife, a student
- Fanciful women greeting Sweeney Todd, say, without hint of urgency
- That man as indicated breaking law on return – odd
- Wife rubbished his claim, showing capricious mood
- Capricious, initially wanted that guy to incite Al
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The straight part
We know that "Fanciful" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fanciful = whimsical.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does WHIMSICAL mean?
WHIMSICAL adjective- Given to whimsy.