The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word COMEDY
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More clues leading to the result COMEDY
- Dramatic work to approach doggedly after vacation
- Modest about myself and daughter in drama
- Humour to appear extremely dry
- Fun with gas and air — look out of it!
- Reluctant to talk about medical farce, perhaps
- Humour Buffalo Bill lassoing writer
- Perhaps film puts me in company with vacuous dandy
- Timid getting in sea, it’s meant to be fun
- Approach director before the beginning of Yorick’s amusing performance
- Form of entertainment served up in illusory democracy
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The straight part
We know that "Fun" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fun = comedy.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does COMEDY mean?
COMEDY noun- A choric song of celebration or revel, especially in Ancient Greece.
- A light, amusing play with a happy ending.
- (Medieval Europe) A narrative poem with an agreeable ending (e.g., The Divine Comedy).
- A dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone.
- The genre of such works.
- Entertainment composed of jokes, satire, or humorous performance.
- The art of composing comedy.
- A humorous event.