The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 2 plus 3 letter word ISLE OF MAN
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More clues leading to the result ISLE OF MAN
- Sad if solemn, a British dependency
- Where Douglas is stirring semolina with force
- Location of a film one’s shot
- One’s left by lover hiding drug dependency
- Where Douglas is breaking flamingoes – not good
- Life so turbulent to staff here?
- No end of cats here!
- Where the flag flies three feet off the ground?
- British dependency no good for flamingoes in a storm
- Article follows lives by top cat and top soldier, where house has keys
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "British Crown possession" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case british crown possession = isle of man.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.