The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 4 letter word SMALL TALK
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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M
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L
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K
More clues leading to the result SMALL TALK
- Stride around shopping centre making chit-chat
- Follow someone round shopping centre for chit-chat
- Follow round parade making light conversation
- Shoot round shopping complex, nothing much to say
- Maybe weather pronouncements follow someone around shops?
- Chat for one minute?
- Stride around shopping centre and chat
- Informal conversation at track outside shopping complex
- Hunt around shopping center for meaningless chatter
- Stride around US shopping centre making chitchat
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "light conversation" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case light conversation = small talk.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 SMALL TALK mean?
SMALL TALK noun- Idle conversation, typically on innocuous or unimportant subjects, usually engaged in at social gatherings out of politeness.